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ChemistryCarbonyl compoundsMiscellaneous/MixedMedium2 minPYQ_2017

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A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous $NaOH$ solution gives

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Benzaldyde and formaldehyde, both do not have $α$ - hydrogen atom, so both will undergo Cannizzaro reaction; here formaldehyde will always be oxidised to formate while the other aldehyde $(C_{6} H_{5} CHO$ or any other aldehyde not having $α - H$ , viz- $Me_{3} CCHO)$ will always be reduced to corresponding alcohol (crossed Cannizzaro reaction)

Stream:VITEEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Carbonyl compoundsSubtopic:Miscellaneous/Mixed

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