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Acetaldehyde, formaldehyde and ammonia react together in the gas phase to produce a mixture of pyridine and 3-picoline. The product ratio can be altered by changing the ratio of fee aldehydes.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

CH3CHO
  +  
HCHO
  +  
NH3
         
  +  
  +  
H2O
  +  
H2
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Acetaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Formaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ammonia     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Pyridine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
3-Methyl pyridine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Condensation
Cyclisation
Industrial Process: Organic

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