A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivativesOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q291 Mark
Compound Q can be hydrolysed by HCl(aq). The two products of this hydrolysis have the same empirical formula. What could Q be?
ACH₃CO₂CH₂CH₂OH
BCH₃CO₂CH₂CH₂CO₂H
CCH₃CH₂CO₂CH₂CH₂CH₃
DCH₃CH₂CH(OH)CH(OH)CH₂CH₃
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