Question

what is cannizaro reaction​

Answer 1

The Cannizzaro Reaction. When a non-enolizable aldehyde is heated in strong aqueous base, a redox transformation known as the Cannizzaro reaction takes place.

Two examples are shown in the following diagram. In the first, formaldehyde disproportionates into methanol and formic acid (sodium salt).

Answer 2

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Definition of Cannizzaro reaction. : a reaction of aldehydes with caustic alkali in which one molecule of aldehyde is reduced to the corresponding alcohol and another molecule is oxidized to the salt of the corresponding acid