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Benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained by the action of sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde. This reaction is known as

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A) Perkin's reaction
B) CANNIZZARO's reaction
C) Sandmeyer's reaction
D) Claisen condensatio

Solution :Benzaldehyde on treatment with 50% aqueous or ethanolic alkali solution UNDERGOES Cannizzaro.s reaction like HCHO (no Ol-hydrogen atom) i.e. one molecule is oxidised and one is reduced with the formation of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol respectively
`2C_(6)H_(5)CHOoverset(NaOH)toC_(6)H_(5)CH_(2)OH + C_(6)H_(5)COONA`


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