1. Occasionally, a crossed Cannizzaro reaction is carried out to reduce benzaldehyde derivatives to the corresponding benzyl alcohol, utilizing formaldehyde as the reducing agent. i) Please show the mechanism by which this occurs.
1. Occasionally, a crossed Cannizzaro reaction is carried out to reduce benzaldehyde derivatives to the corresponding benzyl alcohol, utilizing formaldehyde as the reducing agent. i) Please show the mechanism by which this occurs.
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![1. Occasionally, a crossed Cannizzaro reaction is carried out to reduce benzaldehyde
derivatives to the corresponding benzyl alcohol, utilizing formaldehyde as the
reducing agent.
i) Please show the mechanism by which this occurs.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd512ab81-e87a-41d7-96e4-6f6fbac98b8c%2F50056b16-a821-4fda-9072-5ef47f17d1b5%2F6dnhgn8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Occasionally, a crossed Cannizzaro reaction is carried out to reduce benzaldehyde
derivatives to the corresponding benzyl alcohol, utilizing formaldehyde as the
reducing agent.
i) Please show the mechanism by which this occurs.
![ii) Why is this method effective? That is, why are the principal products benzyl alcohol
and formic acid and not benzoic acid and methanol?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd512ab81-e87a-41d7-96e4-6f6fbac98b8c%2F50056b16-a821-4fda-9072-5ef47f17d1b5%2Fx8s22d_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:ii) Why is this method effective? That is, why are the principal products benzyl alcohol
and formic acid and not benzoic acid and methanol?
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