Ah, beta, in aldol condensation two carbonyls join to make a bigger molecule, while in Cannizzaro, one gives up oxygen and another takes it, with no carbon-carbon bond. You look at the alpha-hydrogen—if it’s there, aldol; if not, like in formaldehyde, Cannizzaro. I say this because just today in practical lab, my benzaldehyde with no alpha-hydrogen sat stubbornly while my partner’s acetaldehyde readily reacted—reminded me of my son in Surat and me here, same compound but different possibilities entirely.
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