A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2018 · Q191 Mark
One molecule of ammonia reacts with one molecule of ethyl methanoate, HCO₂C₂H₅, to produce one molecule of methanamide, HCONH₂, and only one other molecule, X. One molecule of methanamide decomposes on heating strongly to produce one molecule of ammonia and only one other molecule, Y. What could be the identities of X and Y?
Aethanoic acid carbon monoxide
Bethanoic acid hydrogen cyanide
Cethanol carbon monoxide
Dethanol hydrogen cyanide
✓ Correct answer
C: ethanol carbon monoxide
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