(a) Give the Claisen ester condensation product of ethyl butanoate.  (b) Why does the Claisen ester
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 26/07/2020

(a) Give the Claisen ester condensation product of ethyl butanoate.  (b) Why does the Claisen ester condensation of ethyl-2-methyl propanoate `(I)` not take place ?  ( c) Why does Claisen condensation of `(I)` take place by the use of `Ph_3 C^(Ө) Na^(oplus)` as a base ?