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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

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Formaldehyde is the first member of the aldehydic series. It is present in green leaves of plants where its presence is supposed to be due to the reaction of \(CO_2\) with water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. Commercially, formaldehyde is obtained by the controlled oxidation of methane in the presence of molybdenum oxide (\(MoO\)) acting as a catalyst. Formaldehyde is a constituent of a number of polymers also called resins. These are non volatile solids or semi solids which are obtained directly from certain plants and can be synthesized in the laboratory.
Question: Formaldehyde on reaction with benzaldehyde in basic medium gets converted to:

  1. A Methanol
  2. B Formic acid
  3. C o/p-hydroxymethyl benzaldehyde
  4. D o/p-hydroxymethyl benzoic acid
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(B) Formic acid

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Formaldehyde is oxidized to formic acid.
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