When a mixture of benzaldehyde and acetophenone is treated with dilute `NaOH` at `293 K`, it form

Options

A. 2,3 diphenylpropanal
B. `1,1` - diphenylpropana-2-one -1 ol
C. `1,3`- Diphenylprop -2 -en-1- one
D. `1,2` diphenylprop -2- en -1one

Answer

C

Explanation

`underset("Benzaldehyde ") (C_6 H_5 CH=O) + underset("Acetophenone ") (C_6 H_5 COCH_3) underset(-H_2O) overset(NaOH) to underset("1,3 -Diphenylprop -2-en -1-one ")(C_6H_5 CH=CHCPC_6 H_5)`