A) cinnamic acid
B) hydrogen benzamide
C) benzophenone
D) benzyl alcohol
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
Concentrated \[NaOH\] and benzaldehyde react to produce benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}CHO+{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}CHO\xrightarrow{NaOH}\]\[\underset{Benzyl\,\,alcohal}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,+\underset{Sodium\,\,benzoate}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COONa}}\,\] This is Cannizzaros reaction.
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