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COMEDK · Chemistry · 14. Hydrocarbons

The reaction of an organic compound with ammonia followed by nitration of the product gives a powerful explosive, called RDX. The organic compound is

  1. A phenol
  2. B toluene
  3. C glycerine
  4. D formaldehyde
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(D) formaldehyde

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Formaldehyde on reaction with ammonia gives urotropine which on nitration gives RDX.