I followed a procedure in my organic chemistry lab, but I don't understand what product the procedure created. Can someone tell me what chemicals reacts with which to create the product?
First $\ce{NaOH}$, water, and ethanol were mixed together and cooled. Then acetone was added, followed by benzaldehyde (the reaction mixture then turned yellow/orange). The reaction was stirred for a while. The product was washed with water and ethanol before being recrystallized from ethyl acetate. After crystal formation the product was reduced then cooled.
If I understand correctly the acetone and benzaldehyde reacted together and the ethyl acetate was only used as a solvent?