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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

Formaldehyde polymerises by the action of a strong base sodium methoxide.Sugest the mechanism of polymerisation

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In an aqueous solution containing formaldehyde with a base, it is known that the polymeric "paraformaldehyde" is formed.