Acetophenone when reacted with a base `C_(2)H_(5)ONa` yields a stable compound which has the structure

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Answer

C

Explanation

`C_(6)H_(5)-overset(O)overset(||)C-CH_(3)+H_(3)C-overset(O)overset(||)C-C_(6)H_(5)overset(C_(2)H_(5)ONa)rarr`
`[{:(" CH"_(3) " O"),(" | ||"),(C_(6)H_(5)-C-CH-C-C_(6)H_(5)),(" | |"),(" OH H"):}]underset(-H_(2)O)rarr`
`{:(" CH"_(3) " O"),(" | ||"),(overset(4)C_(6)H_(5)-underset(3)C=underset(2)"C"H-C-C_(6)H_(5)),(" 1, 3-Diphenylbutene-1-one"):}`