The mechanism for the claisen ester condensation reaction

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Carbanion Reactions

a. Explain, using resonance as part of your answer, why a hydrogen adjacent to carbonyl groups (a-H's) are acidic.

b. Give the mechanism for the Claisen ester condensation reaction.

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