Sunday 31 January 2016

organic chemistry - Claisen Condensation to Ketone


Can someone explain (and preferably draw) the intermediates of this reaction?


reaction


I understand that it is a Claisen Reaction, and likely a condensation due to the heat, but I am not sure why there isn't an ester in the final product.




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