Question

Under what reaction conditions could you perform a crossed Claisen reaction with an ester component that has only one alpha hydrogen

Answer 1

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Basically, A condensation reaction occurs when two molecules join to form a larger molecule and release a smaller molecule(s) in the process. The smaller molecule lost in the reaction is often water, but it can also be methanol, hydrogen chloride, acetic acid or several other molecules.As a result  esters can contain α hydrogens they can undergo a condensation reaction similar to the aldol reaction called a Claisen Condensation

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