In this lab you synthesized Methyl acetoacetate via a

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In this lab you synthesized Methyl acetoacetate via a Claisen Condensation reaction, which is combining two carbonyl containing molecules in the presence of a base. What functional group(s) were present in these two carbonyl reactants needed for this reaction? Two esters Two aldehydes An ester and a ketone Two ketones