Chemistry - Carbonyl compounds Question with Solution | TestHub

The reaction of an aldehyde with formaldehyde and aqueous base in known as crossed-Cannizzaro reaction. It is formaldehyde rather than the other aldehyde that undergoes oxidation.
HCHO + PhCHO$\to$$\mathrm{H}\mathrm{C}\mathrm{O}{\mathrm{O}}^{-}+\mathrm{P}\mathrm{h}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}$