Aldol condensation reaction is

Aldol condensation reaction is
  1. Electrophilic substitution
  2. Nucleophilic substitution
  3. Electrophilic addition-elimination reaction
  4. Nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction

Solution

The reaction which is bought about by electrophiles is called electrophilic substitution reaction so Aldol condensation is an example of an electrophilic substitution reaction at alpha hydrogen in enols or enolate ions.

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