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प्रश्न
Assertion: Aromatic aldehydes and formaldehyde undergo Cannizaro reaction.
Reason: Aromatic aldehydes are almost as reactive as formaldehyde.
विकल्प
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reasson is not correct explanation of assertion.
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उत्तर
Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Explanation:
There is no alpha hydrogen atom in the Cannizaro process. Formaldehyde and aromatic aldehydes do not contain alpha hydrogen. It proceeds through the Cannizaro reaction. Formaldehyde is the most reactive of all aldehydes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A compound 'A' of molecular formula C2H3OCl undergoes a series of reactions as shown below. Write the structures of A, B, C and D in the following reactions :

What is meant by the following term? Give an example of the reaction in the following case.
Aldol
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- Cyclohexanone
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- 2, 2-Dimethylbutanal
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Butane-1, 3-diol
How will you convert ethanal into the following compound?
But-2-enal
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Describe the following:
Cross aldol condensation
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\[\ce{CH3-CH2-CHO ->[dil][alkali] Product}\]
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Identify A and B:
When acetaldehyde is treated with dilute NaOH, the following reaction is observed.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{2CH3 - CHO ->[dil.NaOH] CH3 - CH - CH2 - CHO}\\
\phantom{...............}|\\
\phantom{.................}\ce{OH}
\end{array}\]
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