Aldehydes, Ketones & Acids · Cross aldol and cannizzaro reaction
The compound A, reacts with acetophenone to form a single product via cross-Aldol condensation. The compound A on reaction with conc. NaOH forms a substituted benzyl alcohol. The compound A is :
- (1)2-hydroxy acetophenone
- (2)4-methoxy benzaldehyde
- (3)4-hydroxy benzylaldehyde
- (4)4-methyl benzoic acid
We corrected a printing error in the original paper
Source printed “forms a substituted benzyl alcohol as” (the question asked for A was missing; no option is a benzyl alcohol) and, in option (2), “4-methyoxy benzaldehyde”.
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