Aldehydes and Ketones - Result Question 75
86. Show with balanced equation, what happens, when the following are mixed :
“Chloral is heated with aqueous hydroxide”
$(1984,2 M)$
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Solution:
- $Cl _3 C-CHO+NaOH( aq ) \longrightarrow \underset{\text{Cannizzaro reaction}}{Cl _3 C-CH _2 OH} +Cl _3 C-COONa$
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