Q. Benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained by the action of sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde. This reaction is known as
A) Perkin’s reaction
B) Cannizaro’s reaction
C) Sandmeyer’s reaction
D) Claisen condensation
Explanation
(b)
$2C_{6}H_{5}CHO\underset{\begin{array}{r}
Cannizaro^{'}s \\
reaction
\end{array}}{\overset{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ NaOH\ \ \ \ \ \ \ }{\rightarrow}}C_{6}H_{5}CH_{2}OH + C_{6}H_{5}COONa$
This reaction is given by aldehydes which doesn’t have $\alpha$-hydrogen atom.
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