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In Cannizaro reaction when formaldehyde reacts with other aldehydes lacking$\mathrm{\alpha }$-hydrogen, it is always oxidized and other aldehyde is reduced

$\mathrm{H}\mathrm{C}\mathrm{H}\mathrm{O}+{\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{C}\mathrm{H}\mathrm{O}\underset{∆}{\stackrel{\mathrm{N}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}}{\to }}\mathrm{H}\mathrm{C}\mathrm{O}{\mathrm{O}}^{-}\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{a}}^{+}+{\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}$