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OHC-CHOoverset(OH^(-))toHOH(2)C-COOH. Th...

`OHC-CHOoverset(OH^(-))toHOH_(2)C-COOH`. The reaction given is

A

Aldol condensation

B

Knovenegel reaction

C

Cannizzaro reaction

D

None of these

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The correct Answer is:
C
It is an example of Cannizzaro's reaction
`underset(CHO)overset(CHO)(|" ")+NaOH rarr underset(COONa)overset(CH_2OH)(|" ")`
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