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For
Examiners
Use
menthone
(a) Use asterisks (*) on the formula above to identify any chiral centres in the molecule of
menthone.
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(b) Menthone can be reduced to menthol, which can be dehydrated to a mixture of two
alkenes, L and M.
HO
O
step 1
menthol
menthone
step 2
L
(i)
(ii)
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Suggest structures for L and M and draw them in the boxes above.
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2
4
(a) The viscosity of engine oil can be improved by the addition of certain medium chainlength polymers.
A portion of the chain of one such polymer is shown below.
CH2CH(CH2CH2CH3)CH2CH(CH2CH2CH3)CH2
On average, the molecules of the medium-chain polymer contain 40 carbon atoms.
(i)
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(ii)
How many monomer units are incorporated into the average molecule of the
polymer?
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(b) Used car engine oil can be recycled for use as a fuel by the processes of distillation and
cracking.
(i)
Assuming a typical molecule of engine oil has the formula C40H82, suggest an
equation for a cracking reaction that could produce diesel fuel with the formula
C16H34 and other hydrocarbons only.
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(ii)
(iii)
Considering only the bonds broken and the bonds formed during the reaction, use
the Data Booklet to calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction you wrote in
(b)(i).
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(iv)
Comment on how the conditions you described in (b)(ii) relate to the enthalpy
change you calculated in (b)(iii).
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Use
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Use
2
4
2 7
(a) Suggest a reason why these reagents
do not 2attack
an alkane such as CH4.
(a) Suggest a reason why these reagents do not attack an alkane such as CH4.
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(b) When a mixture of chlorine and ethane gas is exposed to strong sunlight, an explosion
(b) occur
When due
a mixture
chlorine
and ethane
gas is exposed to strong sunlight, an explosion
can
to theoffast
exothermic
reaction.
can
occur
due
to
the
fast
exothermic
reaction.
Under more controlled conditions, however, the following reaction occurs.
Under more controlled conditions, however, the following reaction occurs.
C2H6 + Cl2
C2H6 + Cl2
(i)
C2H5Cl + HCl
C2H5Cl + HCl
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(ii) (ii)
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equations
to describe
thethe
mechanism
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mechanismofofthis
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reaction, naming
naming the
the steps
involved.
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(iii)
(iii)
ThisDraw
reaction
produce
organicofby-products,
in addition
to C22H55Cl. Two of your
the can
structural
formulae
three possible
organic by-products.
Drawby-products
the structural
formulae
three atoms
possible
by-products. Two of your
should
contain 4ofcarbon
perorganic
molecule.
by-products
should
contain
4
carbon
atoms
per
molecule.
Briefly describe how each by-product could be formed.
Briefly describe how each by-product could be formed.
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(iv)
It is found by experiment that, during this type of reaction, primary, secondary and
tertiary hydrogen atoms are replaced by chlorine atoms at different rates, as shown
in the following table.
reaction
RCH3
R2CH2
R3CH
For
Examiners
Use
relative rate
RCH2Cl
R2CHCl
R3CCl
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Using this information, and considering the number of hydrogen atoms of each type
(primary, secondary or tertiary) within the molecule, predict the relative ratio of the
two possible products J and K from the chlorination of 2-methylpropane. Explain
your answer.
H3C
CH3
CH3
CH
C
CH3
H3C
CH3
C
CH3
2-methylpropane
CH
H3C
CH2
ratio J / K = .....................................................
explanation:
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(c) In the boxes below draw the skeletal formulae of four different structural isomers of
C5H11Cl that could be obtained from the chlorination of 2-methylbutane. Indicate any
chiral centres in your structures by an asterisk (*).
+ C2
C5H11C + HC
2-methylbutane
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