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Date November 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14N.1.sl.TZ0.29
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 29 Adapted from N/A

Question

Chloroethane, C2H5Cl, reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide, NaOH, to form ethanol, C2H5OH.

Which statement about the mechanism of this reaction is correct?

A.     The reaction follows an SN1 mechanism.

B.     Homolytic fission of the carbon-chlorine bond occurs in chloroethane.

C.     The reaction is unimolecular.

D.     The transition state formed is negatively charged.

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

Answers A and B were often chosen as candidates presumably thought the mechanism to be either SN1 or free radical.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 20: Organic chemistry » 20.1 Types of organic reactions
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