MHT CET 2026 Chemistry question

Which of the following reactions is an example of disproportionation reaction?

(A)Wolf – Kishner reduction
(B)Aldol condensation
(C)Clemmenson reduction
(D)Cannizzaro reactionCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

A disproportionation reaction is one in which the same species is simultaneously oxidised and reduced. In the Cannizzaro reaction, two molecules of an aldehyde with no -hydrogen (e.g. , ) react with concentrated alkali: one is oxidised to the carboxylate salt and the other reduced to the

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