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CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS 16.1.2 Describe Questions

Practise CAIE 9701 alcohol reactions by selecting reagents and conditions, predicting products and writing balanced equations.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
AS

Exam points

  • oxidise primary alcohols to aldehydes by distillation or carboxylic acids under reflux, and secondary alcohols to ketones
  • dehydrate alcohol vapour over hot aluminium oxide or heat with concentrated sulfuric/phosphoric acid to form alkenes
  • write substitution, esterification, sodium-metal and complete-combustion equations with correct conditions

CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS 16.1.2 Describe Questions question 1

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Compound X is a single, pure, optical isomer. Compound X is heated with an excess of concentrated H2SO4\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}. Only one organic product is formed.

What is compound X ?

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