Question

Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word/words from those given in the brackets: 

Benzaldehyde undergoes ……….. reaction due to ………… of an α-hydrogen atom.

(Henry’s, aldol condensation, absence, do not, ohm, Raoult’s, increases, common ion effect, easily, three, solubility product, ohm^-1, two, four, ohm^-1, cm², Cannizzaro, ohm^-1 cm^-1, zero, decreases, presence)

Answer 1

Benzaldehyde undergoes a Cannizzaro reaction due to the absence of an α-hydrogen atom.