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1.	Formaldehyde when treated with KOH gives methanol and potassium formate. The reaction is known as ..
A.	Perkin reaction
B.	Claisen reaction
C.	Cannizzaro reaction
D.	Knoevenagel reaction
Answer» D. Knoevenagel reaction

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