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(a) Convert benzene into (i) Acetophenone (ii) Benzaldehyde (iii) Benzophenone. (b) Write a note on aldol condensation.

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Solution :
(b) Aldol condensation : Aldehydes and KETONES having `alpha` - H atom when treated with dil. NaOH solution UNDERGO condensation.
e.g. `underset("Acetaldehyde")(CH_(3)CHO+CH_(3)CHO) overset(Dil. NaOH)to underset("Acetaldol")(CH_(3)-underset(H)underset(|)overset(OH)overset(|)C-CH_(2)CHO)`


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