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Toluene is treated with $CrO X_{2} Cl X_{2}$ in $CS X_{2}$ followed by hydrolysis to give A. A is heated with concentrated aqueous $NaOH$ . The organic products are

Abenzyl alcohol and sodium phenoxide
Bbenzoic acid and toluene
Cphenol and sodium benzoate
Dbenzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate

Answer: D

The Etard reaction gives benzaldehyde (A). With no alpha hydrogen, benzaldehyde undergoes Cannizzaro disproportionation in conc. alkali to give

C X_{6} H X_{5} CH X_{2} OH

and

C X_{6} H X_{5} COONa

.

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