Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
How are formalin and trioxane related to...

How are formalin and trioxane related to methanal?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Formalin is `40%` aquqous solution of methanol while trioxane is trimer of methanal. For details of the reaction, consult section 11.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ALDEHYDES AND KETONES

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise Higher Order Thinking Skills|6 Videos

  • ALDEHYDES AND KETONES

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise Practice Test|7 Videos

  • ALDEHYDES AND KETONES

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise Additional Important Question|35 Videos

  • ALCOHOLS AND PHENOLS

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise Matrix|9 Videos

  • ALKALI EARTH METALS

    DINESH PUBLICATION|Exercise Unit test-12|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Formalin is:

How are the following compounds related

How are torque and angular momentum related ?

DINESH PUBLICATION-ALDEHYDES AND KETONES -Question From Board
  1. Convert acetone to teriary butyl alcohol?

    Text Solution

    |

  2. What is Tollen's reagent?

    Text Solution

    |

  3. How are formalin and trioxane related to methanal?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Write chemical equation to illustrate Rosenmund's reduction.

    Text Solution

    |

  5. How will you perpare ethlamine from acetaldehyde ?

    Text Solution

    |

  6. How will you convert ethanol to propanone ?

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Give a chemical test to distinguish between benzaldehyde and acetone.

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Give a chemical test to distinguish between methanol and ethanol.

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Write IUPAC name of the compound CH(3)-underset(CH(3))underset(|)(CH)-...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Write a test to differentiate between pentan-2-one and pentan-3-one.

    Text Solution

    |

  11. How will you convert acetaldehyde into methane?

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Write IUPAC name of the compound : CH(3)COCH(2)COCH(3).

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Write the chemical equation for each of the following reactions : (i...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. How will you convert ethanol to propanone ?

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Complete the followning : (i) CH(3)COCH(3) + HI overset("Red"P//423K...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Complete the following with appropriate reagents

    Text Solution

    |

  17. How many asymmetric carbon atoms are created during the complete reduc...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Complete the following (i) 3(CH(3))(2)C = Ooverset([A])rarr (ii) C...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. How will convert 2-Methyllpent-2-enal to (a) 2-Methypentane , (b) 2-...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Name the reagent that can be used to convert (i) A primary alcohol t...

    Text Solution

    |