Aldol in A Sentence

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    In 1867 Wurtz prepared neurine synthetically by the action of trimethylamine on glycol-chlorhydrin, and in 1872 he discovered aldol, pointing out its double character as at once an alcohol and an aldehyde.

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    The aldol condensation (using aldehydes, ketones, two different carbonyl partners, and the intramolecular variant ).

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    The final product is formed by a simple aldol condensation from N, again in a manner which gives a cis ring fusion.