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:
$Cl_3C-CHO+NaOH( aq ) \longrightarrow \underset{\text{Cannizzaro reaction}}{Cl_3C-CH_2 OH} +Cl_3C-COONa$