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Describe the following:

Cannizzaro reaction

Write a note on Cannizzaro reaction.

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Aldehydes which do not have an α-hydrogen atom, undergo self-oxidation and reduction (disproportionation) reactions on heating with concentrated alkali. In this reaction, one molecule of the aldehyde is reduced to alcohol while another is oxidised to carboxylic acid salt.

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{H}\phantom{.......}\ce{H}\phantom{...............................}\ce{H}\phantom{................}\ce{O}\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{.......}\backslash\phantom{........}\backslash\phantom{..............................}|\phantom{...............}//\phantom{.......}\\
\ce{C = O + C = O + Conc.KOH ->[\Delta]H - C - OH + H - C}\\
\phantom{}/\phantom{........}/\phantom{..............................}|\phantom{................}\backslash\\
\phantom{.........}\ce{\underset{Formaldehyde}{H\phantom{........}H}\phantom{............................}\ce{\underset{Methanol}{H}}\phantom{.........}\ce{\underset{Potassium formate}{OK}}}\phantom{...}
\end{array}\]

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Chapter 12: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids - Exercises [Page 281]

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