The role of sodium hydroxide in the synthesis of a chalcone is to

Explanation:

Chemical formula of chalcone is and during the preparation of chalcones, a base like sodium hydroxide acts like a catalyst. This catalyst helps in the abstraction of proton from the methyl group acetophenone in order to obtain a negative charge methylene group.

This methylene group then attacks carbonyl carbon of the benzaldehyde.

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