Chemistry, asked by arpithasatish192000, 10 months ago

why formaldehyde is more easily oxidizable than benzaldehyde in crossed canizzaro reaction?

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Answered by misisriyabegum
1

Answer:

hcho has hydrogen bonded to it with c=o group whereas in benzaldehyde it is replaced with c6h5 since h is less bulkier in mass it undergoes oxidation while benzaldehyde undergoes reduction

Explanation:

c6h5cho  c6h5 molecular mass 77

hcho    h molecular mass 1

Answered by nagathegenius
1

Answer:

you are wrongg

Explanation:

the compound which gets oxidised and reduced depends on reactivity of carbonyl

reactivity directly proportional to electron deficiency

less reactive gets reduced and more active gets oxidised

here formaldehyde is less reactive so it gets reduced

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