Q.

Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Aldehydes and ketones having at least one a- hydrogen undergo aldol condensation  in the presence of dilute alkali as catalyst.
Statement II :When aldol condensation is carried out between two different aldehydes, it is called cross aldol condensation. Ketones do not give this reaction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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a

Both statement I and statement II are correct.

b

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

c

statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

d

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

answer is D.

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Aldehydes and ketones having at least one α-hydrogen undergo a reaction in the presence of dilute alkali as catalyst to form
β-hydroxy aldehydes (aldol) or β-hydroxy ketones (ketol), respectively. This is known as Cross Aldol reaction.

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