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Aromatic aldehydes in the presence of cy...

Aromatic aldehydes in the presence of cyanide ion as catalyst, are converted to acyloins. This reaction is called

A

Perkin reaction

B

Cannizzaro reaction

C

Benzoin condensation

D

Claisen condensation.

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C
`underset("(Aromatic Aldehyde) ")(C_(6)H_(5)-overset(O)overset(||)C-H+H-overset(O)overset(||)C-C_(6)H_(5))overset("KCN(alc.)")rarrunderset(("Acyloin"))(C_(6)H_(5)-overset(OH)overset("| ")"CH"-overset(O)overset(||)C-C_(6)H_(5))`
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