Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 10.16 The Distinction Between Primary Secondary and Tertiary Alcohols Questions

Review A-Level Edexcel Chemistry primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols through definitions, structure recognition and skeletal isomer drawing.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Chemistry YCH11
Level
AS

Exam points

  • define primary and secondary alcohols by the carbon bonded to the OH group
  • identify tertiary alcohols from branched or cyclic structural formulae and names
  • draw skeletal formulae for C6H14O tertiary alcohol isomers from branching patterns

Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 10.16 The Distinction Between Primary Secondary and Tertiary Alcohols Questions question 1

[Maximum number: 3]

This question is about alcohols with the molecular formula C6H14O\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{14} \mathrm{O}.

Draw the skeletal formula of each of the three tertiary alcohols with the formula C6H14O\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{14} \mathrm{O}.
tertiary alcohol 1
tertiary alcohol 2
tertiary alcohol 3

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