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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

Benzaldehyde, when heated with concentrated KOH solution, gives

Answer: (D)

Solution

Benzaldehyde, having no α-hydrogen, undergoes the Cannizzaro reaction with concentrated KOH: one

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