Aldehydes undergo disproportionation reaction in presence of aqueous NaOH. Simultaneous oxidation and reduction of a compound is scientifically called as disproportionation Aldehydes having no `alpha `-hydrogen show this reaction called Cannizzaro's reaction. Few exceptions are also there to this generalisation The reaction may be represented as
`C_6 H_5 -CHO C_6 H_5 underset(C_6 H_5 COONa +C_6 H_5 CH_2 OH) underset(|) CHO underset(Delta) overset(NaOH)to `
intramolecular cannizzaro reacation is also possible

The aldehyde which show Cannizzaro reaction is :

Options

A. `CH_3 -CH_2 -cHO`
B. `CH_3 CH (CH_3) CHO`
C. `CH_3 CH (CI) CHO`
D. `C_2 H_5 CH_2 CHO`

Answer

B

Explanation

The only ` alpha ` hydrogen gives cannizzaro.s reaction