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English: A simple overview of the aldol reaction including the aldol condensation. The scheme shows both enol and enolate modes of addition.
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Author Krishnavedala
 
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\documentclass[12pt,border=1pt,crop,multi=false,tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{chemfig,chemmacros}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}

\chemsetup[chemformula]{font-shape=sf,format=\sffamily}
\renewcommand*{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\renewcommand*\printatom[1]{\ensuremath{\mathsf{#1}}}
\setatomsep{3em}
\setdoublesep{.6ex}
\setarrowdefault{,1.5,thick}
\setbondstyle{thick}

\makeatletter
\begin{document}
\definesubmol\nobond{-[,0.25,,,draw=none]}

\schemestart[][north]
\chemleft.\subscheme{
	\chemname
    	{\chemfig{R-[:30]C(=[2]O)-[:-30]CH_3}}
        {ENOL mode}
     \arrow{<=>[catalytic \ch{H+}]}
     \chemname
     	{\chemfig{R-[:30]C(-[2]OH)=[:-30]CH_2}}
     	{enol}
     \arrow{<=>[{\chemfig[blue][scale=0.75]{H-[:30]C(=[2]O)-[:-30]R'}}][\parbox{2.25cm}{\footnotesize(reacts in protonated form)}]}
     \chemname
     	{\chemfig{R-[:30]C(=[2]O)-[:-30]CH_2-[:30]
        \textcolor{blue}{C}(-[2,,,,blue]\textcolor{blue}{O}(-[:150]H))(-[6,.75,,,blue]\textcolor{blue}{H})-[:-30,,,,blue]\textcolor{blue}{R'}}}
     	{aldol addition product}
     \arrow(@c4--){0}[-90,.75]
     \chemfig{R-[:30]C(=[2]O)-[:-30]CH_2-[:30]
         \textcolor{blue}{C}(-[2,,,1,blue]\textcolor{blue}{O}^\ominus(-[,.5,,,draw=none]M^\oplus))(-[6,.75,,,blue]\textcolor{blue}{H})-[:-30,,,,blue]\textcolor{blue}{R'}}
     \arrow{<=>[{\chemfig[blue][scale=0.75]{H-[:30]C(=[2]O)-[:-30]R'}}]}[-180]
     \chemname*
     	{\chemfig{R-[:30]C(-[2,,,1]O^\ominus(-[,.5,,,draw=none]M^\oplus))=[:-30]CH_2}}
     	{enolate}
     \arrow{<=>[base]}[180]
     \chemname*
     	{\chemfig{R-[:30]C(=[2]O)-[:-30]CH_3}}
     	{ENOLATE mode}
}
\chemright\}
     \arrow{->[$-$\ch{H2O}]}
     \chemname
     	{\chemfig{R-[:30]C(=[2]O)-[:-30]C(-[6,.25,,,draw=none] H)=[:30]
        \textcolor{blue}{C}(-[2,,,,blue]\textcolor{blue}{H})-[:-30,,,,blue]\textcolor{blue}{R'}}}
     	{aldol condensation product}
\schemestop
\end{document}

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