Industrially, pentaerythritol is produced by reacting this compound with acetaldehyde, and when dehydrated this compound yields trioxane.
Industrially, pentaerythritol is produced by reacting this compound with acetaldehyde, and when dehydrated this compound yields trioxane. Under basic conditions, it undergoes the Cannizzaro reaction to create methanol. The most common wood adhesive is formed by combining it with phenol, and an elimination reaction between phenol and this compound creates (*) bakelite. Iron oxide with molybdenum is the usual catalyst for producing it from methanol and diatomic oxygen, which produces excess water. Often used as a preservative in laboratory experiments, this is, for 10 points, what compound with formula CH2O, the simplest aldehyde?
Industrially, pentaerythritol is produced by reacting this compound with acetaldehyde, and when dehydrated this compound yields trioxane.
{formaldehyde} [or {methanal} or {formalin} or {formol} or {methyl aldehyde} or {methylene oxide}]