Aldehydes Ketones Question 176

Question: Benzaldehyde reacts with ammonia to form

[CPMT 1989; AFMC 1998]

Options:

A) Benzaldehyde ammonia

B) Urotropine

C) Hydrobenzamide

D) Aniline

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ 3C_6H_5CHO+2NH_3\to \underset{Hydrobenzamide}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} C_6H_5CH=N \\ {} \\ C_6H_5CH=N \\ \end{matrix}>CH-C_6H_5+3H_2O}} $