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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 -8.1. Aldehydes and ketones

Which one of the following reactions will not result in the formation of carbon-carbon bond?

  1. A Reimer-Tieman reaction
  2. B Friedel Craft's acylation
  3. C Wurtz reaction
  4. D Cannizzaro reaction
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(D) Cannizzaro reaction

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Canizzaro's reaction is a disproportionation reaction of aldehyde in which one molecule of aldehyde reduces to alcohol whereas other reduces to salt of carboxylic acid \(C_6H_5CHO+ KOH \longrightarrow C_6H_5CH_2OH + C_6H_5COOK\)
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