In the Cannizzaro reaction given below- 2Ph-CHO -OH- Ph-CH2OH - PHCO-2- the slowest step is-

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In the Cannizzaro reaction given below,
$2 P h - C H O - O H ⟶ P h - C H_{2} O H + P H C O_{2}^{\oplus}$ , the slowest step is:

the attack of

^{\oplus} O H

at the carbonyl group

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the transfer of hydride to the carbonyl group

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the abstraction of proton from the carboxylic acid

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the deprotonation of

P h - C H_{2} O H

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2 P h - C H O ⊖ O H - - \to P H - C H_{2} O H + P h C O_{2}^{⊖}

2 P h C H O O H^{-} - -- \to p h C H_{2} + p h C O_{2}^{-} .

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2 P h - C H O ⊖ O H - - \to P H - C H_{2} O H + P h C O_{2}^{⊖}

2 P h - C H O {O H}^{-} - ---------- \to P h - C H_{2} - O H + P h C O_{2}^{-}

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