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An alcohol, propan-1-ol (CH3CH2CH2OH\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH}CH3​CH2​CH2​OH), is heated under reflux with an excess of an oxidising agent to produce compound X\text{X}X. Compound X\text{X}X is then reacted with ethanol (CH3CH2OH\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OH}CH3​CH2​OH) in the presence of a concentrated sulfuric acid catalyst to produce an ester, Y\text{Y}Y.

What is the structural formula of ester Y\text{Y}Y?

CH3COOCH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{COOCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3CH3​COOCH2​CH2​CH3​

CH3CH2COOCH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3CH3​CH2​COOCH2​CH2​CH3​

CH3CH2COOCH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOCH}_2\text{CH}_3CH3​CH2​COOCH2​CH3​

CH3COOCH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{COOCH}_2\text{CH}_3CH3​COOCH2​CH3​

Alcohols and carboxylic acids Questions

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Practise Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Alcohols and carboxylic acids with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 55 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Chemistry (1CH0) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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