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A-LevelChemistryCarbonyl compounds9701/21 · May/June 2025 · Q67 Marks

Three bottles of colourless liquids labelled F, G and H contain separate pure samples of the compounds ethanal, propanal or propanone but not necessarily in that order.

  1. (a)State the functional group in ethanal, propanal and propanone.[1]
  2. (b)State a reagent and the relevant observation that confirm that F, G and H have the same functional group. reagent observation[2]
  3. (c)(i)Separate samples of F, G and H are each tested with Tollens' reagent and with alkaline I2(aq). The observations are shown in Table 6.1. Table 6.1 Tollens' reagent alkaline I2(aq) F no observable change pale yellow precipitate G silver mirror pale yellow precipitate H silver mirror no precipitate Use Table 6.1 to name the organic compounds in bottles F, G and H. F = G = H =[2]
  4. (c)(ii)Identify the yellow precipitate produced when alkaline I2(aq) is added to separate samples of F and G.[1]
  5. (c)(iii)Compound J does not contain the same functional group as F, G and H. Compound J also reacts with alkaline I2(aq) to produce a pale yellow precipitate. Suggest the structure of compound J.[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2025). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] carbonyl
  2. [2] M1 (2,4)-dinitrophenylhydrazine / (2,4)-DNPH; M2 orange / red / yellow precipitate
  3. [2] F = propanone; G = ethanal; H = propanal
  4. [1] tri-iodomethane OR CHI3
  5. [1] CH3CH(OH)-R where R is represented as H or any alkyl group

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Topic
Carbonyl compounds, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Structured question, 7 marks.
Source
A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2025 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 6.

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