aldol condensation (English, noun)
expansion: aldol condensation (plural aldol condensations)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A condensation reaction in which an enol or enolate ion reacts with an aldehyde or ketone to form a β-hydroxyaldehyde or β-hydroxyketone (an aldol reaction), which is then followed by dehydration to give a conjugated enone.
Forms:
form: aldol condensations
tags: plural