A-LevelChemistryHalogen derivativesMay/June 2022Paper 1 Q281 Mark
Compound Z, C₇H₁₃Br, has two chiral centres. A sample of Z contains all four possible optical isomers. This sample of Z reacts with hot ethanolic NaOH to produce a mixture of only three isomers. Two of these isomers are optical isomers of each other. What could be the formula of Z?
ASkeletal formula of 3-bromo-2-methylhexane.
BSkeletal formula of 1-bromo-2,2-dimethylcyclopentane.
CSkeletal formula of 1-bromo-3-methylcyclopentane.
DSkeletal formula of 2-bromo-2,4-dimethylpentane.
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