A-LevelChemistryHalogen derivatives9701/12 · May/June 2013 · Q241 Mark

Compound Y can be hydrolysed by warm aqueous silver nitrate to form a precipitate that is soluble in dilute aqueous ammonia. Compound Y can undergo an elimination reaction to form an alkene. What could be the skeletal formula of compound Y? [Figure 24.1]

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Askeletal formula of 2-bromopropane

Bskeletal formula of 2-iodopropane

Cskeletal formula of 2-chloropropane

Dskeletal formula of 1-chloropropane

✓ Correct answer

C: skeletal formula of 2-chloropropane

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Topic: Halogen derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 24.

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