TOPIC 20: ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

Question Answer Additional guidance Mark

number
1(a) One mark for each correct (3)
displayed formula with all
bonds shown
Penalise use of structural
/ skeletal formulae once
only
(1) (1) (1)

Note: B and C are

interchangeable.
1(b)(i) C2H5Br + Mg  C2H5MgBr (1) (1)
1(b)(ii) Heat under reflux (1) (2)
in dry ether (1) Must be dry
1(b)(iii) D (1) (1)

(Total for Question 1 = 7 marks)

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number
2(a)(i) Reagent – chlorine (1) (2)
Conditions – iron / aluminium / iron(III) chloride / aluminium chloride and
room temperature (1)
2(a)(ii) Fractional distillation (1) Ignore just distillation (1)
2(b) Name – nitronium ion (1) (2)
Formula – NO2+ (1)
2(c)(i) (1)

(1)
2(c)(ii) 3-chloronitrobenzene (1) Accept 3-nitrochlorobenzene (1)
Accept m-chloronitrobenzene
Accept m-nitrochlorobenzene
(Total for Question 2 = 7 marks)

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number
3(a) Alkene (1) (3)
Alcohol (1)
Ketone (1) Ignore carbonyl
3(b)(i) Orange precipitate (1) Accept yellow (1)
Accept red
3(b)(ii) Bromine is decolourised / bromine turns (from orange to) colourless (1) Ignore clear (1)
3(c)(i) No change (1) (1)

(Total for Question 3 = 6 marks)

TOTAL FOR ASSESSMENT = 20 MARKS

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