A pharmaceutical company manufactures a medicine used as a urinary antiseptic. Which compound, synthesized from formaldehyde and ammonia, is the active ingredient?
Q1. A pharmaceutical company manufactures a medicine used as a urinary antiseptic. Which compound, synthesized from formaldehyde and ammonia, is the active ingredient?
Answer: Hexamethylenetetramine
Explanation: Hexamethylenetetramine (Urotropine) is used as a urinary antiseptic; paraldehyde is used as a hypnotic, not for urinary infections.