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Which of the following compounds would undergo Cannizzaro reaction:
Benzaldehyde, Cyclohexanone, 2- Methylpentanal.
Cannizzaro’s reaction occurs in those aldehydes or ketones where an α-Hydrogen atom (hydrogen atom present adjacent to the carbon atom containing the –C=O group) is absent.
In benzaldehyde, no such α-Hydrogen atom exists so Cannizaro’s reaction occurs in benzaldehyde.
Whereas in cyclohexanone and in 2-methylpentanal, α-Hydrogen atom is present there so they do not respond to this reaction.

(In cyclohexanone, H atom is present adjacent to the -C=O group, so Cannizzaro reaction will not occur).
(In 2-methypentanal, H atom is present adjacent to the -C=O group, so Cannizzaro reaction will not occur).
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