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Acetaldehyde to but-2-enoic acid

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Acetaldehyde to but-2-enoic acid
`2CH_(3)CHOunderset(("aldol condensation"))overset((NaOH))rarrCH_(3)underset(OH)underset(|)(C)HCH_(2)CHOoverset("Heat")rarr underset("Nut-2-enal ")(CH_(3)CH=CHCHO)underset(("Oxidation"))overset(MnO_(2))rarrunderset("But-2-enoic acid")(CH_(2)CH=CHCOOH)`
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