The product formed in aldol condensation is

Options

A. An alpha, beta unsaturated ester
B. A beta-hydroxy acid
C. A beta-hydroxy aldehyde or a bet-hydroxy ketone
D. An alpha - hydroxy aldehyde or ketone

Answer

C

Explanation

`2CH_(3)"CHO" overset("dil.NaOH")(rarr) CH_(3) - underset(alpha)overset(OH)overset(|)(CH ) - underset(beta)overset(OH)overset(|)(CH) - underset(beta)(CH_(2))-`CHO
`underset(Delta)overset(-H_(2)O)(rarr) CH_(3) -underset("but" -2- en -1-al)( CH = CH - "CHO") `