The product formed when formaldehyde reacts with ammonia is

The product formed when formaldehyde reacts with ammonia is
  1. Melamine
  2. Formic acid
  3. Ammonium formate
  4. Urotropine

Solution

Formaldehyde (HCHO) on reaction with ammonia produces hexamethaylene tetramine or urotropine. \(6 \mathrm{HCHO}+4 \mathrm{NH}_3 \xrightarrow[\text { Urotropine }]{-6 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}} \underset{\text { (}}{\left(\mathrm{CH}_2\right)_6 \mathrm{~N}_4}\)

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (18 Sep Shift 2)

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