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A-LevelChemistryIntroduction to organic chemistry9701/12 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q231 Mark

Compound Q can be made from propanone. [Figure of compound Q, 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one] Which types of reaction will Q undergo?

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Anucleophilic addition and electrophilic addition
Bnucleophilic addition and nucleophilic substitution
Cnucleophilic addition only
Dnucleophilic substitution and electrophilic addition

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A: nucleophilic addition and electrophilic addition

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Introduction to organic chemistry, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 23.

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