Excess benzaldehyde reacts with acetone and base to give a yellow crystalline product, C17H14O. Deduce its structure

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Excess benzaldehyde reacts with acetone and base to give a yellow crystalline product, C17H14O. Deduce its structure and explain how it is formed.
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Organic Chemistry A Short Course

ISBN: 978-1111425562

13th edition

Authors: Harold Hart, Christopher M. Hadad, Leslie E. Craine, David J. Hart

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