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COMEDK · Chemistry · 27. Aldehydes and Ketones

What would be the products obtained when a mixture of p-Methoxy benzaldehyde and Methanal are heated with \(50 \%\) concentrated Caustic soda solution?

  1. A p- Methoxy benzyl alcohol and methanol.
  2. B p- Methoxy sodium benzoate and sodium formate
  3. C p-Methoxy benzyl alcohol and sodium formate.
  4. D p- Methoxy sodium benzoate and sodium acetate.
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(C) p-Methoxy benzyl alcohol and sodium formate.

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The reaction between p-Methoxybenzaldehyde and Methanal in the presence of concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide (50% NaOH) is a crossed Cannizzaro reaction. In a crossed Cannizzaro reaction involving an aromatic aldehyde and formaldehyde, formaldehyde acts as the reducing agent…