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Question 4

Which of the following organic reactions result in the formation of a new carbon–carbon bond?

  1. Heating 1-bromopropane under reflux with potassium cyanide in aqueous ethanol.
  2. Reacting benzene with benzoyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride.
  3. Reacting ethanol with ethanoic acid in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid under reflux.
A

1, 2 and 3

B

Only 1 and 3

C

Only 1 and 2

D

Only 2 and 3

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Carbon–carbon bond formation Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Carbon–carbon bond formation

4 exam-style questions on OCR A A Level Chemistry Carbon–carbon bond formation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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