Wednesday, February 5, 2020

organic chemistry - Why does trihaloacetaldehyde formed during the haloform reaction not undergo a Cannizzaro reaction?


We know trihaloacetaldehyde is formed during the haloform reaction of acetaldehyde with a halogen in strong base. Since it has no alpha hydrogens, I expected that it might undergo a Cannizzaro reaction, as we are using a strong base. Why not?




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