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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

What products form when an equimolar mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde is heated with concentrated NaOH?

Answer: (A)

Solution

Neither aldehyde has an α-hydrogen, so a crossed Cannizzaro reaction occurs. Formaldehyde is the more easily oxidised (better

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