A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivativesOct/Nov 2024Paper 1 Q361 Mark
C2H5COOCH3 is reacted with aqueous acid. The products from this reaction are reacted with LiAlH4 to form two molecules Y and Z. What are the identities of molecules Y and Z?
Aboth molecules are C2H5OH
BCH3OH and CH3CHOHCH3
CCH3OH and C2H5OH
DCH3OH and C2H5CH2OH
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