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This tag should be applied to questions about mechanisms, selectivity, or other aspects of aldol reactions.

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Why cyclohexane-1,4-dicarbaldehyde does not give aldol condensation?

I was recently came to know as a fact that cyclohexane-1,4-dicarbaldehyde does not give the aldol condensation reaction in spite of possessing α-hydrogens. I was told that this is due to steric reason …
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