JEE Main Chemistry question

Aliphatic aldehydes react with Fehling's solution to give a red precipitate, but benzaldehyde does not produce a red precipitate with Fehling's solution because:

(A)Of a bulky ring, —CHO is hindered
(B)Of resonance, oxidation of benzaldehyde is difficultCorrect
(C)—CHO is present in a cyclic structure
(D)Of all the above statements

Answer: (B)

Solution

Conjugation of the carbonyl with the aromatic ring (resonance) stabilizes benzaldehyde and makes the

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