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Chemistry/Paper 2/Organic Chemistry
CAIEO-Level5070-o · Paper 2

Organic Chemistry

199 questions· page 1 of 20

Q82025 May/Jun·P218 partsEasy
(a)(i)

Explain why methylbut-2-enoate is unsaturated.

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(a)(ii)

Describe a chemical test to show that methylbut-2-enoate is unsaturated.

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(b)(i)

State the name of the type of catalyst used in this reaction.

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(b)(ii)

State the name of the alcohol used in this reaction.

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(b)(iii)

Draw the displayed formula of the carboxylic acid used in this reaction.

(c)(i)

Draw the structure of this addition polymer.

Include at least two repeat units.

(c)(ii)

A sample of 80 g80\text{ g} of methylbut-2-enoate is reacted to make the addition polymer.

There is a 100%100\% yield.

State the mass of addition polymer made.

Explain your answer.

mass of addition polymer = ______ g\text{g}
explanation = ______

(d)

Fig. 8.2 shows compound B.

Explain why methylbut-2-enoate and compound B are a pair of structural isomers.

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Q82025 May/Jun·P228 partsEasy
(a)(i)

Explain why compound A is saturated.

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(a)(ii)

Explain why compound A is an alcohol.

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(a)(iii)

Explain why compound A is an ester.

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(b)

Fig. 8.2 shows compound B.

Explain why compound A and compound B are a pair of structural isomers.

______

(c)(i)

State the name of the type of catalyst used in this reaction.

______

(c)(ii)

State the name and draw the displayed formula of the alcohol used in this reaction.

name ______
displayed formula

(d)(i)

Draw the structure of one repeat unit of this condensation polymer.

(d)(ii)

An equal number of moles of the monomers D and E are reacted to make the condensation polymer.

The total mass of the monomers D and E is 80 g80\text{ g}. There is a 100%100\% yield.

Explain why the mass of the condensation polymer made is less than 80 g80\text{ g}.

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Q12025 Oct/Nov·P216 partsEasy
(a)(i)

is methanol

______

(a)(ii)

is manufactured by the fermentation of aqueous glucose

______

(a)(iii)

is a carboxylic acid

______

(a)(iv)

is a saturated hydrocarbon

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(a)(v)

is formed by the reaction between methanol and propanoic acid.

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(b)

State which two compounds have the same molecular formula.

______ and ______

Q82025 Oct/Nov·P215 partsEasy
(a)

Deduce the molecular formula of tetradecane.

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(b)

State the name of the alkane in Table 8.1 that has the highest viscosity.

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(c)(i)

Explain how petroleum is separated by fractional distillation.

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(c)(ii)

Methane and ethane are both in the refinery gas fraction.

State one use for the refinery gas fraction.

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(c)(iii)

Decane is in the naphtha fraction.

State one use for the naphtha fraction.

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Q72025 Oct/Nov·P225 partsEasy
(a)

Name the two types of monomer shown in Fig. 7.1.

1 ______

2 ______

(b)(i)

Name the small molecule.

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(b)(ii)

Draw the structure of PET.

Your structure should show two repeat units.

(b)(iii)

State two environmental challenges caused by the disposal of plastics made of PET.

1 ______

2 ______

(c)

Name one condensation polymer that is a polyamide.

______

Q82024 May/Jun·P227 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Draw the displayed formula of compound A.

(b)

State the name of ester B.

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(c)(i)

State the name of compound C.

______

(c)(ii)

Deduce the molecular formula of compound C.

______

(d)

State the name and formula of compound D.

name ______
formula ______

(e)

State the formula of gas E and of liquid F.

E ______
F ______

(f)

Draw the structural formula of ester G.

Q102023 May/Jun·P225 partsEasy
(a)(i)

Draw the general structure of the amino acid monomers used to make proteins.

(a)(ii)

Proteins are polyamides.

Name one other polyamide.

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(b)(i)

Name the linkage present in PET.

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(b)(ii)

Proteins and PET are both made by condensation polymerisation.

Describe the differences between condensation polymerisation and addition polymerisation.

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(c)

Describe two environmental challenges caused by the disposal of plastics such as PET.

  1. ______
  2. ______
Q32022 May/Jun·P213 partsEasy
(a)

A, B and C are different compounds.

Identify by name A, B and C.

A ______
B ______
C ______

(b)

Name and draw the structure of D.

name ______

structure

(c)

Name and draw the structure of E.

name ______

structure

Q72022 Oct/Nov·P218 partsEasy
(a)

The structure of an organic compound is shown.

Deduce the molecular formula of this compound.

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(b)(i)

State the meaning of the term isomerism.

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(b)(ii)

Draw the structure of a different isomer of butanol.

(b)(iii)

Butanol reacts with ethanoic acid, CH3COOH\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}, to form an ester.

Name this ester.

Draw the structure of this ester. Show all of the atoms and all of the bonds.

name of ester ______
structure of ester

(c)

The partial structure of a polyester is shown.

Draw the structures of the two monomers used to make this polyester.

(d)(i)

State one use of Terylene.

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(d)(ii)

Name a naturally occurring molecule which has the same ester linkage as Terylene.

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(e)

Starch is a polymer which can be hydrolysed.

State the meaning of the term hydrolysis.

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Q72022 Oct/Nov·P227 partsEasy
(a)

The structure of an organic compound is shown.

Deduce the molecular formula of this compound.

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(b)(i)

Name this ester.

Draw the structure of this ester showing all atoms and all bonds.

name of ester = ______
structure of ester

(b)(ii)

State one use of esters.

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(c)

Ethanoic acid can be produced by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol.

Give one other method of oxidising ethanol to produce ethanoic acid.

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(d)(i)

Draw the partial structure of the condensation polymer formed from these two monomers to show:

  • two repeat units
  • all of the atoms and all of the bonds in the amide linkages.
(d)(ii)

State the meaning of the term condensation in condensation polymerisation.

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(e)

Proteins have amide linkages.

Proteins are hydrolysed using dilute acid.

Name the type of compound produced by this hydrolysis.

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