Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Nitrogen compounds

Nitrogen compounds — practice question

The scheme below shows how several compounds are made from ethene.
(a(i))[1]

Suggest which reagent and conditions are used in reaction I.

(a(ii))[2]

Describe the mechanism of reaction I with a diagram. Show all whole, partial and induced charges, and use curly arrows to show the movement of electron pairs.

(b)[3]

Suggest which compounds $B$, $C$ and $E$ are, and draw their structures in the boxes beside them.

(c)[2]

Suggest suitable reagents and conditions for reaction II and reaction III.

(d)[1]

In reaction II, the nitrogen atoms are eliminated from the organic molecule. Suggest the identity of the nitrogen-containing ion that is formed in this reaction.

(e(i))[1]

Compounds $E$ and $F$ combine to form a polymer and an inorganic product. Draw one repeat unit of this polymer.

(e(ii))[1]

Identify which inorganic product is produced.

(f(i))[1]

A $0.100\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ solution of compound $D$ has a pH value of $2.60$. Calculate the $[\text{H}^+]$ in this solution.

(f(ii))[1]

Hence calculate the value of the acid dissociation constant, $K_a$, of compound $D$.

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