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Benzyl alcohol can be prepared from benz...

Benzyl alcohol can be prepared from benzaldehyde by

A

Wurtz reaction

B

Cannizzaro reaction

C

Claisen reaction

D

Perkin reaction

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B
`C_6 H_5 CHO + C_6 H_5CHO underset("cannizzaro.s reaction ") overset("conc " NaOH) to underset("Benzyl alcohol ") (C_6 H_5 CH_2 OH ) +C_6 H_5 COO^(-) Na^(+)`
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