2 (Ag(NH3)2)+ + HCHO + 2 OH- → HCOONH4 + 2 Ag + 3 NH3 + H2O
Reactants:
- (Ag(NH3)2)+
- HCHO – Formaldehyde
, Methanal - Other names: Methyl aldehyde , Methylene glycol , Methylene oxide
- Appearance: Colorless gas ; Colourless gas with pungent odour ; Colourless liquid with pungent odour ; Nearly colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor. [Note: Often used in an aqueous solution (see specific listing for Formalin).]
- Other names: Methyl aldehyde
- OH- – Hydroxide
- Other names: Hydroxide ion
- Other names: Hydroxide ion
Products:
- HCOONH4 – Ammonium formate
- Other names: Ammonium formiate , Formic acid, ammonium salt , Formic acid, ammonium salt (1:1) , Formic acid ammonium salt
- Appearance: White monoclinic crystals, deliquescent
- Other names: Ammonium formiate
- Ag
- Names: Silver , Ag , Element 47
- Appearance: White metal. turns dark on exposure to ozone, hydrogen sulfide or sulfur
- Names: Silver
- NH3
- Names: Ammonia , Azane (only intended for use in naming derivatives of ammonia) , Hydrogen nitride
- Appearance: Colourless gas ; Colourless gas or compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour ; Colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas. Easily liquefied under pressure.]
- Names: Ammonia
- H2O – Water, oxidane
- Other names: Water (H2O) , Hydrogen hydroxide (HH or HOH) , Hydrogen oxide
- Appearance: White crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid with a hint of blue, colorless gas
- Other names: Water (H2O)