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  4. Benzene carbaldehyde is reacted with conc. NaOH solution to give the products AB. The product A can be used as a food preservative and the product B is an aromatic hydroxy compound, where - OH group is linked to sp 3-hybridised C-atom next to benzene ring. The products A and B respectively are

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Q. Benzene carbaldehyde is reacted with conc. $NaOH$ solution to give the products $AB$. The product $A$ can be used as a food preservative and the product $B$ is an aromatic hydroxy compound, where $- OH$ group is linked to sp $^{3}$-hybridised $C$-atom next to benzene ring. The products $A$ and $B$ respectively are

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When benzene carbaldehyde reacts with $NaOH$ , it proceeds via Cannizzaro reaction. It is a disproportionation reaction in which half of the molecules of aldehyde are oxidised to carboxylate state and other half are reduced to alcohol state.