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Q. The reaction of benzaldehyde with alkali gives

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Aldehydes which do not contain an $ \alpha $ -hydrogen atom, treated with concentrated alkali solution to give alcohol and salt of carboxylic acid is called Cannizaro reaction.
Example - Benzaldehyde reacts with alkali $ (NaOH) $ to give benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate.

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