Lecture Organic chemistry - Chapter 23: Ester enolates and the claisen condensation

After attending lectures, reading the text and working assigned problems related to this chapter, students will have acquired the following knowledge and abilities: Know the origin of the unusual acidity of H α atoms located between two carbonyl groups, know the relative acidity of H α in aldehydes, ketones, esters, and 1,3-dicarbonyls; given starting material and reaction conditions, predict the major product that will form;...