Cannizzaro Reaction
Understand the base-induced disproportionation of non-enolizable aldehydes to alcohols and acids.
Why this shows up in the exam
You may be asked about conditions, mechanism, and distinguishing features.
How NEET tests this
Practise it
These are real questions from past NEET papers that test this exact idea.
Which one of the following on treatment with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide yields the corresponding alcohol and acid?
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More challenging15 harder questions built from the past papers above — a step up in difficulty, with distractors designed so you can't get there by elimination. Written and checked by our reviewers, not from a real paper.
Which of the following reactions, when performed with appropriate reagents, will *not* involve the formation of a new carbon-carbon bond?
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Learn the mechanism, requirements, and products of aldol condensation, including cross-aldol and dehydration to α,β-unsaturated carbonyls.
Reduction and Oxidation Reactions
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Chemical Tests for Functional Groups
Learn the qualitative tests for aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids, such as Tollens', Fehling's, and others.