Organic Chemistry
Is it possible for heptane-3,5-dione to undergo intramolecular aldol addition? Why or why not?
What product is formed when the given molecule reacts with a base?
A substituted cyclohexanone undergoes base-catalyzed aldol cyclization and gives the following compound. Propose the mechanism of the cyclization to form the product.
Draw the expected product from the reaction of the molecule shown below with HO-, H2O. (Ignore stereochemistry)