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Every CAIE A-Level Chemistry exam question on 19.2 Nitriles and hydroxynitriles, June 2024 and the specimen papers, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q3(d)(ii)
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Q3(d)(iii)
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All 4 questions on Nitriles and hydroxynitriles, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q36 (1 mark): The product of the reaction between propanone and hydrogen cyanide is hydrolysed under acidic conditions. What is the formula of the final product? A CH3CH(OH)C
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q31 (1 mark): X and Y are the reagents required to convert 1-bromopropane into butanoic acid in the following reaction. H H H H H H H H H O X Y H C C C Br H C C C CN H C C C
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q3(d)(ii) (4 marks): State suitable reagents and conditions for reactions 1 and 3. reaction 1 reaction 3 [4]
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q3(d)(iii) (1 mark): Deduce the type of reaction that occurs in reaction 2. [1]
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