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Does salicylaldehyde react with NaOH to have a self condensation through a cannizzaro mechanism?!

Nahid , 6 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Arun
When you mix the two together, they can react and condense into one molecule. Adding base (such as NaOH) to an aldehyde or ketone will generate a little bit of enolate, which can reaction with another carbonyl molecule. This reaction is called the aldol condensation
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Nahid
thanks for your answ
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Nahid
Thanks for your answer Arun. But my question is: in salicylaldehyde can’t the phenolic OH in ortho position limit the reaction?! For example the bis(2-hydroxy)methan is produced as the main product 
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