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Formaldehyde when treated with KOH gives...

Formaldehyde when treated with KOH gives methanol
and potassium formate. The reaction is known as :

A

Perkin's reaction

B

Claisen reaction

C

Cannizzaro's reaction

D

Knoevenagel reaction

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C
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