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A-LevelChemistryHalogen derivatives9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2020 · Q211 Mark

Which row identifies a suitable starting material and reagent that can be used to produce butanenitrile?

Astarting material: CH3CH2CH2Br, reagent: HCN
Bstarting material: CH3CH2CH2Br, reagent: NaCN
Cstarting material: CH3CH2CH2CH2Br, reagent: HCN
Dstarting material: CH3CH2CH2CH2Br, reagent: NaCN

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B: starting material: CH3CH2CH2Br, reagent: NaCN

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Halogen derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Feb/Mar 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 21.

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