MCQ
Benzaldehyde and acetaldehyde can be differentiated by
- A$HCN$
- B$N{H_2}OH$
- C$Hydrazine$
- ✓$NaOH$ solution
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
$NaOH$ solution
d
(d)Benzaldehyde gives cannizaro’s reaction whereas acetaldehyde gives aldol condensation.$2C{H_3}CHO\mathop {\xrightarrow{{{\text{dil}}\,NaOH}}}\limits_{} \mathop {C{H_3} - \mathop {\mathop {CH}\limits_{|\,\,\,\,\,} }\limits_{OH} - C{H_2} - CHO}\limits_{({\text{Aldol}})\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} $
(d)Benzaldehyde gives cannizaro’s reaction whereas acetaldehyde gives aldol condensation.$2C{H_3}CHO\mathop {\xrightarrow{{{\text{dil}}\,NaOH}}}\limits_{} \mathop {C{H_3} - \mathop {\mathop {CH}\limits_{|\,\,\,\,\,} }\limits_{OH} - C{H_2} - CHO}\limits_{({\text{Aldol}})\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} $
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