1. Which structure could represent a repeating unit of a polymer formed from propene?
A. ( CH2–CH(CH3) )
B. ( CH2–CH2–CH2 )
C. ( CH(CH3)–CH(CH3) )
D. ( CH2–CH2 )
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2. Which type of reaction occurs when 2-iodo-2-methylpropane, C(CH3)3I, reacts with aqueous
sodium hydroxide, NaOH(aq)?
A. Addition
B. Free-radical substitution
C. SN1
D. SN2
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3. What is the structural formula of 2,3-dibromo-3-methylhexane?
A. CH3CHBrCHBrCH(CH3)CH2CH3
B. CH3CHBrCBr(CH3)CH2CH2CH3
C. CH3CH2CHBrCBr(CH2CH3)2
D. CH3CHBrCHBrCH(CH2CH3)2
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4. Which substances are possible products of the incomplete combustion of octane?
A. Carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas
B. Carbon monoxide and water vapour
C. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas
D. Methane and hydrogen gas
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5. By which reactants and type of reaction can ethylamine (aminoethane) be produced?
Reactants Type of reaction
A. CH3Br + NH3 Nucleophilic substitution
B. CH3CH2Br + NH3 Reduction
C. CH3CN + H2 Nucleophilic substitution
D. CH3CN + H2 Reduction
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6. What product is formed when CH3CH(OH)CH3 is reacted with acidified potassium
dichromate(VI)?
A. CH3COOCH3
B. CH3CH2CHO
C. CH3CH2COOH
D. CH3COCH3
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7. Which molecule has a chiral centre?
A. CH3CH=CHCHO
B. (CH3)2C=CHCH2OH
C. CH3OCH2CH3
D. CH3CHOHCH2CH3
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8. Which two molecules are cis-trans isomers of each other?
A. X and Z
B. X and Y
C. W and Y
D. W and Z
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9. Below is a schematic diagram representing some reactions of ethene. The letters A–D represent
the organic compounds formed from the reactants and catalysts shown.
Deduce the structural formulas of compounds A, B, C, and D and state the IUPAC name of
compound C.
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A:
B:
C:
IUPAC name: ..............................................................................................................
D:
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10. Describe a chemical test that could be used to distinguish between pent-1-ene and pentane.
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11. Explain, using equations, the following steps in the free-radical mechanism of the reaction of
methane with chlorine.
• Initiation
• Propagation
• Termination
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12. 2-chloro-3-methylbutane reacts with sodium hydroxide via an SN2 mechanism.
Explain the mechanism by using curly arrows to represent the movement of electron pairs.
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13. (i) Describe the elimination of HBr from bromoethane. Your answer should include the
reagents, conditions and equation for the reaction.
(3)
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(ii) Explain the mechanism for the elimination of HBr from bromoethane.
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14. The compound C4H7Cl can exhibit stereoisomerism.
(i) Draw the structural formulas of the two geometrical isomers of 1-chloro-but-2-ene.
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(ii) Explain why 1-chloro-but-2-ene shows geometrical isomerism.
(1)
(iii) Draw the structural formula of one isomer of C4H7Cl that shows optical isomerism and
identify the chiral carbon atom with an asterisk (*).
(2)
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