By the action of concentrated sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde, the benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained . This reaction is known as

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By the action of concentrated sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde, the benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained . This reaction is known as (A) Perkin’s reaction (B) Cannizzaro’s reaction (C) Sandmeyer’s reaction (D) Claisen condensation

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Benzaldehyde on treatment with 50% aqueous or ethanolic alkali solution undergoes Cannizzaro’s reaction like HCHO (no α - hydrogen atom) i.e., one molecule is oxidised and one is reduced with the formation of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol respectively.

Q. By the action of concentrated sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde, the benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained . This reaction is known as

Perkin’s reaction

Cannizzaro’s reaction

Sandmeyer’s reaction

Claisen condensation

Benzaldehyde on treatment with 50% aqueous or ethanolic alkali solution undergoes Cannizzaro’s reaction like $H C H O$ (no $α -$ hydrogen atom) i.e., one molecule is oxidised and one is reduced with the formation of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol respectively.

Q. By the action of concentrated sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde, the benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained . This reaction is known as

Perkin’s reaction

Cannizzaro’s reaction

Sandmeyer’s reaction

Claisen condensation

Benzaldehyde on treatment with 50% aqueous or ethanolic alkali solution undergoes Cannizzaro’s reaction like HCHO (no α− hydrogen atom) i.e., one molecule is oxidised and one is reduced with the formation of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol respectively.

Benzaldehyde on treatment with 50% aqueous or ethanolic alkali solution undergoes Cannizzaro’s reaction like $H C H O$ (no $α -$ hydrogen atom) i.e., one molecule is oxidised and one is reduced with the formation of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol respectively.