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m-chlorobenzaldehyde on treatment with 50%KOH solution yields

ChemistryAldehydes and KetonesJEE MainJEE Main 2024 (30 Jan Shift 2)
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Meta–chlorobenzaldehyde will undergo Cannizzaro reaction with 50% KOH to give mchlorobenzoate ion and m-chlorobenzyl alcohol. 

Since m-chlorobenzaldehyde does not contain α hydrogen thus with 50% KOH it undergoes the Cannizzaro reaction. The Cannizzaro reaction for the m-chlorobenzaldehyde is given as:

Since it is a disproportionation reaction so one molecule of m-chlorobenzaldehyde is reduced to m-chlorobenzyl alcohol at the cost of others which is oxidized potassium m-chlorobenzoate.

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