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Benzyl alcohol is obtained from benzaldehyde by
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Options:
  • A Fittig's reaction
  • B Cannizaro's reaction
  • C Kolbe's reaction
  • D Wurtz's reaction
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Cannizaro's reaction
Cannizzaro's reaction is given by those aldehyde who doesn't have a carbon. Half of them gets oxidized and half of them gets reduced.

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