Major products of the following reaction are:

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Major products of the following reaction are:

ChemistryAldehydes and KetonesJEE MainJEE Main 2019 (10 Apr Shift 1)

Options:

A $C H_{3} O H$ and $H C O_{2} H$
B $H C O O H$ and
C and
D $C H_{3} O H$ and

Solution:

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The correct answer is:

H C O O H

and

Given reaction is a Cross Cannizzaro Reaction, since there are no

\propto - H

present on the Carbonyl compound.

Mechanism

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