When Formaldehyde is treated with 50% Sodium Hydroxide, it undergoes a specific transformation. What is the nature of this chemical process according to PTB?
Q1. When Formaldehyde is treated with 50% Sodium Hydroxide, it undergoes a specific transformation. What is the nature of this chemical process according to PTB?
Answer: Self oxidation-reduction
Explanation: Cannizzaro reaction is a disproportionation where one molecule reduces to an alcohol and another oxidizes to a salt. Aldol condensation produces beta-hydroxy aldehydes.