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Benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained by the action of sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde. This reaction is known as
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Cannizzaro’s reaction
Benzaldehyde on treatment with aqueous or ethanolic alkali solution undergoes Cannizzaro’s reactionlike (no hydrogen atom) i.e., one molecule is oxidised and one is reduced with the formation of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol respectively.
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