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A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · Oct/Nov 2025 · Q361 Mark

Which organic starting material could be used in a single reaction to produce propanoic acid?

Aethanenitrile
Bpropan-2-ol
Cpropanal
Dpropyl ethanoate

✓ Correct answer

C: propanal

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Carboxylic acids and derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 36.

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