Which one of the following cannot give positive Fehling's test

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${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} CHO$

$HCOOH$

Both 2 and 3

$C_{6} H_{5} CHO$

answer is B.

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Benzaldehyde is an aromatic aldehyde. It cannot give ppt with Fehling's reagent but gives ppt with Tollen's reagent.

HCOOH gives most of the properties of aldehydes as it contains -CHO group. It gives a ppt of cuprous oxide with Fehling's reagent where itself oxidizes to carbon dioxide..

Propanal is an aliphatic aldehyde and thus gives positive Fehling's test.

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