A-LevelChemistryOrganic synthesis9701/12 · May/June 2012 · Q291 Mark

A common industrial solvent is a mixture of propanone, CH3COCH3, and pentyl ethanoate CH3CO2(CH2)4CH3. Which reagent would have no reaction with this industrial solvent?

AHCl(aq)

BHCN(aq) with a little KCN

CNa(s)

DNaBH4

✓ Correct answer

C: Na(s)

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Topic: Organic synthesis, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2012 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 29.

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