JEE Main Chemistry question

A furan-2-carbaldehyde-derived diketone chain --OH⁻/H⁺--> [X]. Product is

(A)A Cannizzaro-type disproportionation product pairing a furylcarbinol unit with a furoic-acid-bearing fragmentCorrect
(B)A simple unreacted starting diketone
(C)A fully reduced bis-alcohol
(D)A fully oxidized bis-acid

Answer: (A)

Solution

With both carbonyls derived from the non-enolizable furan-2-carbaldehyde-type aromatic system (no α-hydrogens available at either carbonyl, since the adjacent ring carbons are aromatic), the compound undergoes (crossed/internal)

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