A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous NaOH solution gives main product has

Question

A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous NaOH solution gives main product has (A) Benzyl alcohol and sodium formate (B) Sodium benzoate and methyl alcohol (C) Sodium benzoate and sodium formate (D) Benzyl alcohol and methyl alcohol

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In Cannizaro reaction when formaldehyde reacts with other aldehydes lacking

α

-hydrogen, it is always oxidized and other aldehyde is reduced

H C H O + C_{6} H_{5} C H O Δ \to N a O H H CO O^{-} N a^{+} + C_{6} H_{5} C H_{2} O H

Q. A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous NaOH solution gives main product has

Benzyl alcohol and sodium formate

Sodium benzoate and methyl alcohol

Sodium benzoate and sodium formate

Benzyl alcohol and methyl alcohol

In Cannizaro reaction when formaldehyde reacts with other aldehydes lacking α -hydrogen, it is always oxidized and other aldehyde is reduced HCHO+C6​H5​CHOΔ→NaOH​HCOO−Na++C6​H5​CH2​OH

Q. A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous $N a O H$ solution gives main product has

In Cannizaro reaction when formaldehyde reacts with other aldehydes lacking $α$ -hydrogen, it is always oxidized and other aldehyde is reduced
$H C H O + C_{6} H_{5} C H O Δ \to N a O H H CO O^{-} N a^{+} + C_{6} H_{5} C H_{2} O H$