CAIE A-Level Chemistry A2 30.1.3 Whether Halogenation Will Occur Topic Practice

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Question 1

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Benzene can be used to make benzoic acid in the two-step process shown in Fig. 7.1.

Fig. 7.1

Fig. 7.1

When treated with Cl2\mathrm{Cl}_{2} under suitable conditions, methylbenzene forms compound J .

When treated with Cl2\mathrm{Cl}_{2} under different conditions with different reagents, methylbenzene forms compound K.

Suggest and draw structures of compounds J and K in the boxes. The molecular formula of each compound is given.

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State the reagents and conditions required to form each product.
to form compound J
to form compound K

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