(a) Write a mechanism for all steps of the Claisen condensation that take place when ethyl propanoate...

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(a) Write a mechanism for all steps of the Claisen condensation that take place when ethyl propanoate reacts with ethoxide ion.
(b) What products form when the reaction mixture is acidified?
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118133576

11th edition

Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder

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