From Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry
1(a)1 mark
What is the IUPAC name of CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂OH?
From Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry
1(b)3 marks
Explain why but-2-ene has E/Z isomers but but-1-ene does not.
From Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry
1(c)4 marks
Outline the mechanism for the reaction of but-1-ene with bromine, and explain how the product would differ if the reaction were done in aqueous sodium chloride.
From Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry
2(a)4 marks
Describe how you would compare the rates of hydrolysis of 1-chlorobutane, 1-bromobutane and 1-iodobutane using aqueous silver nitrate in ethanol.
From Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry
2(b)2 marks
Give the reagents and conditions to convert butan-1-ol to butanal.
From Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Chemistry
3(a)6 marks
Describe how to prepare a pure sample of 1-bromobutane from butan-1-ol, sodium bromide and concentrated sulfuric acid. Include purification steps.
From Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Chemistry
8(b)3 marks
Draw or name two structural isomers of this compound that are esters.
From Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Chemistry
11(c)1 mark
Which reagent turns orange to green with a primary alcohol?
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