What is cannizaro's reaction?
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The Cannizzaro reaction, named after its discoverer Stanislao Cannizzaro, is a chemical reaction that involves the base-induced disproportionation of a non-enolizable aldehyde.
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The disproportionation of an aldehyde into a carboxylic acidand the corresponding alcohol in the Cannizaro reaction is base catalyzed Taking benzaldehyde as an example, the first step involves addition of a hydroxyl ion to the benzaldehyde
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