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Select incorrect statement for the above reaction
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Question Explanation:
Identify the incorrect statement for the given reaction, which is a Cannizzaro reaction of benzaldehyde. Concept:
This question is based on Cannizzaro reaction, redox reaction, disproportionation
Solution:
Evaluate each statement:
1. It is a redox reaction → Correct
(One aldehyde molecule is oxidized, another is reduced.)
2. It is a disproportionation reaction → Correct
(Same compound undergoes oxidation and reduction simultaneously.
Two products formed are alcohol & carboxylic acid → Correct
(Benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid are formed after acidification.)
It is an intramolecular reaction → Incorrect
Cannizzaro reaction is an intermolecular reaction involving two different molecules of aldehyde.
