Draw the structure of unsaturated carbonyl compound(s) formed when 3-Hydroxy-2,4-diphenyl-butyraldehyde is heated in i) a basic ii) an acidic solution. iii) Write the complete mechanism for the dehydration reaction that takes place in the basic solution.

Draw the structure of unsaturated carbonyl compound(s) formed when 3-Hydroxy-2,4-diphenyl-butyraldehyde is heated in i) a basic ii) an acidic solution. iii) Write the complete mechanism for the dehydration reaction that takes place in the basic solution.

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Draw the structure of unsaturated carbonyl compound(s) formed when 3-Hydroxy-2,4-diphenyl-butyraldehyde is heated
in i) a basic ii) an acidic solution.

iii) Write the complete mechanism for the dehydration reaction that takes place in the basic solution.

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