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Date November 2020 Marks available 1 Reference code 20N.1.hl.TZ0.40
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Determine and Deduce Question number 40 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which compound with the molecular formula C4H8O has this high resolution H1NMR?

From: libretexts.org. Courtesy of Chris Schaller, Professor (Chemistry)
at College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University.

 

A.  but-3-en-2-ol, CH2=CHCH(OH)CH3

B.  butanal, CH3CH2CH2CHO

C.  butanone, CH3COCH2CH3

D.  but-3-en-1-ol, CH2=CHCH2CH2OH 

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

Just over 50% of candidates could identify the correct compound from high resolution 1H NMR data. The question had a relatively high discriminatory index.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 21: Measurement and analysis » 21.1 Spectroscopic identification of organic compounds
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