a. Name the following compounds: i. CH 3 COCH 3 ii. CH 3 CH 2 CH 2
Question:
a. Name the following compounds:
i. CH3COCH3
ii. CH3CH2CH2OH
iii. CH3CHO
iv. CH3CH(OH)CH3
v. CH3COCH2CH3
vi. CH3CH2CHO
b. Which of the compounds in part a are alcohols and which are carbonyl compounds?
c. Which of the carbonyl compounds in part a are aldehydes and which are ketones?
d. Two of the compounds in part a could be made by oxidising two of the others.
i. Identify these four compounds, stating which could be made from which.
ii. State the reagents and conditions you would use to carry out each oxidation and write a balanced chemical equation for each oxidation. [O] can be used in oxidation equations.
e. Ethanol could be made by the reduction of one of the compounds in part a.
i. Identify which compound this is.
ii. State the reagent you would use to carry out the reduction.
iii. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reduction. [H] can be used in reduction equations.
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Cambridge International AS And A Level Chemistry Coursebook
ISBN: 9781316637739
2nd Edition
Authors: Lawrie Ryan, Roger Norris