JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-1996

  • question_answer
    When formaldehyde is heated with ammonia, the compound formed is:

    A)  methyl amine

    B)  amino formaldehyde

    C)  hexamethylene tetramine

    D)  formaline

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Formaldehyde with ammonia, forms hexa methylene tetra amine (urotropine) which is used in medicine and in preparing explosives (like RDX). \[6HCHO+4N{{H}_{3}}\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \text{Hexamethylene} \\  \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{tetraamine} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{{{(C{{H}_{2}})}_{6}}{{N}_{4}}}}\,+6{{H}_{2}}O\]


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