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Write a note on Cannizzaro reaction.
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→ Cannizzaro reaction: "Aldehydes which do not have an $\alpha$ -hydrogen atom, undergo self oxidation and reduction (disproportionation) reaction on treatment with concentrated alkali. In this reaction, one molecule of the aldehyde is reduced to alcohol while another is oxidised to carboxylic acid salt."
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