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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

Benzyl alcohol is obtained from benzaldehyde by

Answer: (B)

Solution

Benzaldehyde has no α-hydrogen, so base-mediated self-disproportionation (the Cannizzaro reaction)

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