5. In the following aldol condensation, acetone adds to 2 equivalents of benzaldehyde to form dibenzalacetone. What is the theoretical yield (100%) of dibenzalacetone in the below reaction if using 1.2 grams of benzaldehyde? Show your calculations and express your answer in grams to three decimal places.
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First, we need to find the moles of benzaldehyde used in the reaction. We can do this by dividing the mass of benzaldehyde by its molar mass: moles of benzaldehyde = (1.2 g) / (106.12 g/mol) = 0.0113 mol Show more…
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