Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids: JEE Mains 2022, June 28 - Shift 1

Hard· Name reactions (Aldol, Cannizzaro, etc.)· +4 / −1
In the given reaction, two molecules of benzaldehyde react with NaOD\mathrm{NaOD} in D2O\mathrm{D_2O}:
2 PhCHO→ D2O  NaOD x+Ph−COO−2\ \mathrm{PhCHO}\xrightarrow[\ \mathrm{D_2O}\ ]{\ \mathrm{NaOD}\ }x+\mathrm{Ph-COO^-}
xx is :
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