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Explain cannizzaro's reaction taking benzaldehyde as an example.

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Two molecules of aldehydes which do not contain `alpha` - hydrogen atom react with strong alkali and under redox reaction to produce a primary alcohol and a salt of carboxylic acid. This reaction is called Cannizzaro.s reaction.
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