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

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What determines whether an aldol reaction will occur again or eliminate?

The product of an aldol reaction is a $\beta$-hydroxy ketone. This can go on to eliminate to form an alkene thus: However, the species on the far left of the above diagram (the $\beta$-hydroxy keto …