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Q 12.7     Which of the following compounds would undergo aldol condensation, which the Cannizzaro reaction and which neither? Write the structures of the expected products of aldol condensation and Cannizzaro reaction. 

      (vii)     Phenylacetaldehyde

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Phenylacetaldehyde, it has two alpha-hydrogen, which makes it possible to perform aldol condensation reaction. So, the reaction is shown here;

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