Tischenko reaction is a modification of Cannizzaro reaction.
The Tishchenko reaction is an organic chemical reaction that involves disproportionation of an aldehyde lacking a hydrogen atom in the alpha position in the presence of an alkoxide.
The Tishchenko Reaction is a disproportionation reaction that allows the preparation of esters from two equivalents of an aldehyde.
The reaction product is an ester.
