The product of an aldol condensation reaction is generally favored if
a. an aldehyde is disubstituted.
b. a ketone is disubstituted.
c. an aldehyde has no alpha substituents.
d. substituents near the carbonyl are large.
Question 2
Which of the following does not characterize carbonyl condensation reactions?
a. rare in biological systems
b. form new carbon-to-carbon bonds
c. enolate ion can act as a nucleophile
d. an -hydrogen required for an aldol condensation
e. All of these characterize carbonyl condensation reactions.
reaction system of photosynthesis
pupil light reaction
Disulfide Bridge Reaction
Carbonyl condensation reactions
The glycogen synthase reaction
For each substrate below, choose which reaction type is favored. Place the letter of the ...