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Date May 2019 Marks available 1 Reference code 19M.1.hl.TZ1.34
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Question number 34 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which alcohol would produce a carboxylic acid when heated with acidified potassium dichromate(VI)?

A. propan-2-ol

B. butan-1-ol

C. 2-methylpropan-2-ol

D. pentan-3-ol

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

75 % of candidates could correctly identify the oxidation of a primary alcohol to form carboxylic acid.

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Core » Topic 10: Organic chemistry » 10.2 Functional group chemistry
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