Question: (a) Write structural formulas or build molecular models for all the noncyclic aldehydes and ketones of molecular formula C4H6O. (b) Are any of these compounds

(a) Write structural formulas or build molecular models for all the noncyclic aldehydes and ketones of molecular formula C4H6O.
(b) Are any of these compounds stereoisomeric?
(c) Are any of these compounds chiral?
(d) Which of these are a, ß-unsaturated aldehydes or a, ß -unsaturated ketones?
(e) Which of these can be prepared by a simple (i.e., not mixed) aldol condensation?

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