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Describe the following: (a) Aldol condensation (B) Decarboxylation.

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SOLUTION :(a)Aldolcondensation: twomoleculesof analdehydeor ketons having`alpha `- atomswhentreatedwithdilNaOHor Ba`(OH)_2`undergocondensationtogive` beta -`hydroxyaldehydes or B- hydroxyketonsthisreactionis calledaldolcondensation
` e.g.,underset("Acetaldehyde(2molecules)") (CH_3 CHO +CH_2CHOoverset(Dil NaOH )tounderset("3-Hydroxybutanol(ALDOL )") (CH_3 - underset(H) underset(| ) overset(OH) overset(| ) C-CH_2 -CHO`
(b) Decarboxylation: it isprocess of removal ofa MOLECULE of `CO_2 ` FROMA carboxylicacidis calleddecarboxylation .


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