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A-LevelChemistryIntroduction to organic chemistry9701/12 · May/June 2023 · Q271 Mark

Compound X, C₅H₁₀O₃, has one chiral carbon atom per molecule. Compound X produces bubbles with Na but not with Na₂CO₃. Which formula could represent compound X?

A(CH₃)₂C(OH)CO₂CH₃
BHOCH₂CH(CH₃)CO₂CH₃
CCH₃CH₂C(CH₃)(OH)CO₂H
DCH₃CH(OH)CH(CH₃)CO₂H

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B: HOCH₂CH(CH₃)CO₂CH₃

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Introduction to organic chemistry, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 27.

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