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A-LevelChemistryHydroxy compounds9701/12 · May/June 2017 · Q391 Mark

An organic compound, X, has the following skeletal formula. [Figure 39.1] Which statements about X are correct? 1 X is a primary alcohol. 2 X will dehydrate to give a single alkene. 3 X will undergo a substitution reaction with chloride ions.

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A1, 2 and 3 are correct
B1 and 2 only are correct
C2 and 3 only are correct
D1 only is correct

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A: 1, 2 and 3 are correct

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Hydroxy compounds, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 39.

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