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The Cannizaro Reaction

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The total number of carboxylic acid groups in the final product is___

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The given reactant is cyclic anhydride and changes to dicarboxylic acid on hydrolysis. Also there is decarboxylation on heating if there is keto group w.r.t - COOH group. Ozonolysis cleaves (C = C) bond and $H_{2} O_{2}$ oxidises - CHO to - COOH group.

Thus, number of COOH groups in the product is = 2.

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