Question

Trichloroacetaldehyde was subjected to Cannizzaro’* reaction by using NaOH. The mixture of the products contains sodium trichloroacetate ion and another compound. The other compound is

(a) 2,2,2-trichloroethanol

(b) trichloromethanol

(c) 2,2,2-trichloropropanol

(d) chloroform

Answer 1

(a) : In Cannizzaro’* reaction one molecule is oxidised to carboxylate ion and the other is reduced to alcohol.