Question

giving chemical equation briefly describe the following reaction 1-coupling reaction, 2-cannizzaro reaction

Answer 1

number 1 .
when Benzene diazonium chloride react with phenol in which the phenol molecules at it para position is coupled with the diazonium salt to form p-hydroxyazene. This reaction is known as couplic reaction.
Ar-N=N-Ar
number 2. it is a reaction between Benzyl alcohol and potassium benzoate from the treatment of benzaldehyde with Potash, potassium carbonate .more typically, the reaction would be conduct with Sodium and potassium Hydroxide
2C6H5 CHO +KOH which gives-C6H5CH2OH + C6H5COOK
deluxe edition product is a salt of four carbon carboxylic acid and the reduction product is an alcohol.
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