P525/2

ORGANIC CHEMISRTY TEST-S6.-2008.

2 hours
Answr !"" #us$%ons.
1. Write equation to show how the following compound can be synthesized.
(a) from CH3CHH ( !mar"s)
(b) CH3CH#CH#CH3 from CH3CH#H (# $ mar"s)
(c) CH3CHClCH#CH3 from CH3CH#CH#CH#CH#Cl (#mar"s)
(d) CH3CH#CH from CH3CH#%r (# $ mar"s)

(e) CH3CH#C

CCH#CH3 from CH3CH#CH&CH# (!mar"s)

(f) CH3'H# from CH#&CH# ((mar"s)
#. Write equations to show the reactions that can ta"e place between the following pair
of compounds and indicate the mechanisms for the reactions.
(a) )odium hydrogen sulphite and propanone(3mar"s)
(b) #*3+,ichloro butane and mi-ture of potassium hydro-ide plus e-cess hot ethanol
. (!mar"s)
(c) .ropene and bromine water (3mar"s)
(d) %utanoic acid and ethanol in the present of dilute hydrochloric acid (! $ mar"s).
(e) .ropanone and dilute sodium hydro-ide. 'ame the product formed (( $ mar"s).
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CH#CH
3. /-plain the following obser0ations.
(a) 1he basicity of amines is in the order2
)econdary amines

.rimary amines

1ertiary amines

3mmonia. (( $ mar"s)
(b) Chloroethanoic acid is a stronger acid than ethanoic acid (3mar"s).
(c) %oiling point and melting points of al"anes increase with increase with increase
in molecular weight
(3mar"s)
(d) n+%romohe-ane is more reacti0e with nucleophiles than bromobenzene (!mar"s).
(e) 4ethanoic acid forms a reddish+brown precipitate with 5ehling solution while
ethanoic acid does not (#mar"s).
(f) 6n the nitration of methyl benzene*para+nitrotoluene is the ma7or product while
ortho+nitrotuene is the minor product ( # $ mar"s).
!. 'ame the reagent that can be used to distinguished between each of the
following pairs of compounds and in each case state what would be obser0ed if
treated with each member of the pair ( 3mar"s each).
(a) CH3CH and CH3CH#H
(b) CH3CCH3 and CH3CH
(c) CH3C

CCH3 and CH3CH#C

CH
(d) CH3CH and CH3CH#CH#H
(e) CH3H and CH3CH#H
(f) and

(g) CH3C'a and (C)#'a (#mar"s)
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CH3
(. (a) (i) What are detergents (1mar"s)
(ii). 8i0e the chemical name of an e-ample of a detergent. (1mar"s)
(iii). ,ifferentiate between soapy and soapless detergents (#mar"s)
(i0). /-plain how detergents remo0e grease particles from a piece of fabric
during washing. (!mar"s)
(0). 'ame two constituents of a commercial detergent and gi0e their functions
(#mar"s)
(b) (i) ,efine condensation polymerization and state two e-amples of polymers
formed by this process* writing equation of the reactions (9mar"s)
(ii). ,efine thermosetting and thermosoftenening plastics gi0ing two e-amples
in each case. (!mar"s).

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