A-LevelChemistryOrganic synthesisOct/Nov 2021Paper 1 Q241 Mark
Butanoic acid can be made from 1-bromopropane in two stages. stage 1 CH3CH2CH2Br → CH3CH2CH2CN stage 2 CH3CH2CH2CN → CH3CH2CH2CO2H Which types of reaction are stage 1 and stage 2?
Aelectrophilic addition (stage 1), hydrolysis (stage 2)
Belectrophilic addition (stage 1), oxidation (stage 2)
Cnucleophilic substitution (stage 1), hydrolysis (stage 2)
Dnucleophilic substitution (stage 1), oxidation (stage 2)
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