Question: How can you account for the fact that 2, 2, 6-trimethylcyclohexanone yields no detectable aldol product even though it has an acidic hydrogen?

How can you account for the fact that 2, 2, 6-trimethylcyclohexanone yields no detectable aldol product even though it has an acidic α hydrogen?

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