CANNIZARO’S REACTION

The Cannizzaro reaction, discoverer by Stanislao Cannizzaro, is a

chemical reaction that involves the base-induced disproportionation of
two molecules of a non-enolizable aldehyde to give a primary alcohol
and a carboxylic acid.
when a non-enolizable aldehyde reacts with itself in a strong base,
such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH), to form a carboxylic acid and an
alcohol. A non-enolizable aldehyde is one that has no alpha hydrogens
available for the aldehyde to form an enol.
DO KETONES GIVE CANNIZARO‘s
REACTION ?
Cannizzaro reaction does not usually occur
with ketones.Certain ketones can undergo
a Cannizzaro-type reaction, transferring one of
their two carbon groups rather than the hydride
that would be present on an aldehyde.
REACTION
The Cannizzaro reaction is when a non-enolizable
aldehyde reacts with itself in a strong base, such as
sodium hydroxide (NaOH), to form a carboxylic acid
and an alcohol. ... However, if there are no alpha
hydrogens attached, the enol cannot form, and
the reaction occurs differently
OVERALL REACTION
MECHANISM
INDUSTRIAL IMPORTANCE
UTILITY OF REACTION
The Cannizzaro reaction is an
important reaction for producing both alcohols and
carboxylic acids from a single reaction. In order for
it to occur, we need a non-enolizable aldehyde,
which is an aldehyde that has no alpha hydrogen
atoms, and a basic environment.
 EXAMPLES OF CANNIZARO's
Reaction
Clothes made from polyester and a nitroglycerin
bomb surprisingly have something in common. They
both rely on the Cannizzaro reaction to be made.
*Formaldehyde is disproportional to formic acid and
methyl alcohol in strong a alkali.