Question: Excess benzaldehyde reacts with acetone and base to give a yellow crystalline product, C17H14O. Deduce its structure and explain how it is formed.

Excess benzaldehyde reacts with acetone and base to give a yellow crystalline product, C17H14O. Deduce its structure and explain how it is formed.

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