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Formaldehyde can be hydro carbonylated to glycolic acid with sulfuric acid as a catalyst.

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

HCHO
  +  
CO
  +  
H2O
  +  
H2SO4
         
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Formaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon monoxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sulfuric acid Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Glycolic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

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

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