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if you were to react 120.15 mg of acetophenone (1.00 mmol) with 106.12 mg of ben

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Question

if you were to react 120.15 mg of acetophenone (1.00 mmol) with 106.12 mg of benzaldehyde (1.00 mmol), and the reaction proceeded in 100% yield, the mass of chalcone you would obtain would be 208.26 mg. What happened to the other 18.01 mg? if you were to react 120.15 mg of acetophenone (1.00 mmol) with 106.12 mg of benzaldehyde (1.00 mmol), and the reaction proceeded in 100% yield, the mass of chalcone you would obtain would be 208.26 mg. What happened to the other 18.01 mg? if you were to react 120.15 mg of acetophenone (1.00 mmol) with 106.12 mg of benzaldehyde (1.00 mmol), and the reaction proceeded in 100% yield, the mass of chalcone you would obtain would be 208.26 mg. What happened to the other 18.01 mg?

Explanation / Answer

The other 18.01mg is in the form of water. During the mechanism of Aldol Condensation, we get water (H2O) as by-product.

That is the reason that you're getting only 208.26mg of chalcone. Rest is water.