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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 9. Amines

In the Claisen-Schmidt reaction to prepare, dibenzalacetone from 5.3 g of benzaldehyde, a total of 3.51 g of product was obtained. The percentage yield in this reaction was ______ %.

  1. A 20
  2. B 40
  3. C 60
  4. D 80
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(C) 60

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\(\begin{aligned} & \text { Theoretical }=\frac{1}{40} \mathrm{Mol} \\ & \% \text { yield }=\frac{0.015}{1 / 40} \times 100 \\ & \Rightarrow 60 \%\end{aligned}\)