Reaction between neutral amino acid and formaldehyde
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If instead of an amino acid an ammonium salt is used the reaction product with formaldehyde is hexamethylenetetramine: ... With an amino acid the formaldehyde reacts with the amino group to form a methylene amino (R-N=CH2) group. The remaining acidic carboxylic acid group can then again be titrated with base.
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