Question

Which of the following is urotropine?

• A. Hexamethylene tetramine
• B. Hexamethyl-diamine
• C. Heximethylene triamine
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Hexamethylene tetramine

Answer 2

When formaldehyde reacts with ammonia, it forms hexamethylene tetramine, which is known as urotropine. $\underset{\text{Formaldehyde}}{6HCHO} + 4NH3 \longrightarrow \underset{\text{Urotr opine}}{ {(CH2)6N4 + 6H2O}}$