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This is a crossed Cannizzaro reaction because two different aldehydes are employed.

It is usual for such crossed reactions to give mixtures of all possible products, however, when formaldehyde is used as one of the aldehydes it is almost exclusively oxidised to formate.
  +  
HCHO
  +  
NaOH
  +  
H2O
         
  +  
HCOONa
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Benzaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Formaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water Solvent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Benzyl alcohol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium formate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Cannizzaro Reaction
Disproportionation
Redox

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