When Benzaldehyde is condensed with acetic anhydride is presence of fused sodium acetate we get

Crotonic acid

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Cinnamic acid

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Aspartic acid

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Salicylic acid

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Solution

The correct option is B Cinnamic acid
When Benzaldehyde is condensed with acetic anhydride in presence of sodium acetate as a catalyst is called perkin condensation. The product formed in this reaction is Cinnamic acid

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