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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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 (A) Sodium benzoate and phenol (B) Sodium benzoate and phenyl methanol (C) Sodium benzoate and cresol (D) Sodium benzoate and picric acid

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Solution" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/c-1h1z0mfjh2o1zn5x.jpg" /> 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.

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

Sodium benzoate and phenol

Sodium benzoate and phenyl methanol

Sodium benzoate and cresol

Sodium benzoate and picric acid

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.

When benzene carbaldehyde reacts with $N a O H$ , 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.