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Cannizzaro reaction: The disproportionation reaction of aldehydes without α-hydrogens in presence of a strong base to furnish an alcohol and a carboxylic acid is called Cannizzaro reaction. One molecule of aldehyde is reduced to the corresponding alcohol, while a second one is oxidized to the carboxylic acid.
The reaction :-
2 RCOH => RCOOH + ROH
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Those who don’t have alpha hydrogen like acetaldehyde
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