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Question

If heavy water is taken as solvent instead of normal water while performing Cannizaro reaction, the products of the reaction are

A

$R COO ^{-}+R CH _{2} OH$

B

$RCOO ^{-}+ RCH _{2} OD$

C

$R COOD +R CD _{2} OD$

D

$R COO ^{-}+R CD _{2} OD$

Answer

$RCOO ^{-}+ RCH _{2} OD$

Explanation

Solution

If $D _{2} O$ (heavy water) is taken instead of $H _{2} O$ , as solvent, the reaction takes place in the following manner :