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A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehy...

A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous NaOH solution gives

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benzyl alcohol and sodium formate

B

sodium benzoate and methyl alcohol

C

sodium benzoate and sodium formate

D

benzyl alcohol and methyl alcohol

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Initially `OH^(-)` attacks at carbonyl carbon atom of HCHO than that of PhCHO because of the following reason `:`
(i) the more electrophilic carbony carbon.
(ii) the less steric hindrance in formation of hydroxyalkoxide that acts as hydride donor.
`CH_(3)CHO+HCHOoverset(NaOH)(rarr)HCOONa+C_(6)H_(5)CH_(2)OH`
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