Aldehydes and Ketones - Result Question 75
####86. Show with balanced equation, what happens, when the following are mixed :
“Chloral is heated with aqueous hydroxide”
$(1984,2 M)$
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Solution:
- $Cl _3 C-CHO+NaOH($ aq $) \longrightarrow Cl _3 C-CH _2 OH$
Cannizzaro reaction
$$ +Cl _3 C-COONa $$