Cannizzaro reaction
noun
Can·niz·za·ro reaction
¦kanə¦zä(ˌ)rō-,
-nət¦sä-
: a reaction of aldehydes with caustic alkali in which one molecule of aldehyde is reduced to the corresponding alcohol and another molecule is oxidized to the salt of the corresponding acid
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