Grade 6Organic Chemistry

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

amanat

12 Years agoGrade 6

4 Answers

Kevin Nash

12 Years ago

(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.

Tummeti Sai Ram kumar

8 Years ago

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

Yashika

8 Years ago

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.

Kushagra Madhukar

5 Years ago

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