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Topic 11: Organic Chemistry II - Alcohols, Haloalkanes and Analysis
Quick questions on Organic Chemistry II: Alcohols and Haloalkanes (Topic 11) - Edexcel A-Level Chemistry
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What are reactions of haloalkanes?Show answer
Haloalkanes undergo nucleophilic substitution with nucleophiles such as (warm aqueous, giving alcohols), (warm ethanolic, giving nitriles and adding a carbon) and ammonia (excess, in a sealed tube, giving amines). They also undergo elimination to alkenes with hot ethanolic hydroxide. The conditions decide the route: aqueous favours substitution, ethanolic favours elimination.
What is q1?Show answer
State the reagent and the product when a secondary alcohol is oxidised. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain why iodoalkanes react faster than chloroalkanes in nucleophilic substitution. [2 marks]
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