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The Cannizzaro reaction is not given by
a. trimethylacetaldehye
b. acetaldehyde
c. benzaldehyde
d. formaldehyde

amanat , 11 Years ago

Grade 6

4 Answers

Kevin Nash

(b) TIPS/Formulae :

The compound containing ?-H atom does not undergo Cannizzaro’s reaction.

Acetaldehyde does not undergo Cannizzaro reaction since it has ?-H atoms while formaldehyde, trimethylacetaldehyde and benzaldehyde undergo Cannizzaro reaction since they do not contain ?-hydrogen atoms.

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Tummeti Sai Ram kumar

The cannizaro reaction is only possible for aldehydes which cannot undergo enolisation .But here aldehydes can undergo enolisation so candidate reaction is not possible for aldehydes...Ram

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Yashika

Cannizzaro reaction is given by ones which do not have alpha hydrogen. Here only acetaldehyde has alpha hydrogen. Hence only acetaldehyde will not give cannizzaro reaction.

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Kushagra Madhukar

Dear student,

Cannizzaro reaction is not given by compounds which do not have alpha hydrogen. Here only acetaldehyde has alpha hydrogen. Hence only acetaldehyde will not give cannizzaro reaction.

Hope it helps.

Thanks and regards,

Kushagra

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