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When formaldehyde and potassium hydroxide are heated, we get – |
| A. | Acetylene |
| B. | Methyl alcohol |
| C. | Methane |
| D. | Ethyl formate |
| Answer» B. Methyl alcohol | |
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Explanation: When formaldehyde and potassium hydroxide are heated,we get methyl alcohol and formic acid. it is cannizarroo reaction. The Cannizzaro reaction, named after its discoverer StanislaoCannizzaro, is a chemical reaction that involves the base-induced disproportionation of an aldehyde. Cannizzaro first accomplished this transformation in 1853, when he obtained benzyl alcohol and potassium benzoate from the treatment of benzaldehyde with potash (potassium carbonate). |
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