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The Cannizaro Reaction

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Formaldehyde when treated with KOH gives methanol and potassium formate. The reaction is known as

A

Perkin reaction

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Claisen reaction

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C

Cannizzaro reaction

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Knoevenagel reaction

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Solution

The correct option is C Cannizzaro reaction
In cannizaro’s reaction the one substance is oxidized and other is reduced.
$H C H O + H C H O K O H \to C H_{3} O H + H C O O K$

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