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A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2025 · Q261 Mark

Organic compound X has the empirical formula C2H4O. Compound X is reduced by LiAlH4, but not by NaBH4. What is compound X?

Aethanoic acid
Bethanal
Cbutan-1-ol
Dbutanoic acid

✓ Correct answer

D: butanoic acid

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Carboxylic acids and derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Feb/Mar 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 26.

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