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A classical view of the formose reaction. When heated under alkaline conditions formaldehyde solutions turn yellow in color. This yellowing is due to the production of sugars and their subsequent polymerization and dehydration into chromophoric species. The Cannizzaro reaction, which occurs concurrently, does not produce a color change.
