Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · States of matter

States of matter — practice question

(a(i))

Describe the reagents and conditions needed to produce a nitro compound from methylbenzene.

(a(ii))[3]

Describe the reagents and conditions needed to produce a nitro compound from phenol.

(b)[1]

Draw the structure of the intermediate organic ion produced during benzene nitration.

(c)[1]

In the box above the arrow below, write the reagents needed to change nitrobenzene into phenylamine.

(d(i))

Suggest the structural formulae of A and B in the boxes given.

(d(ii))[3]

Suggest suitable reagents and conditions for step 1, and place them in the box above the arrow.

(e(i))

Name the functional group produced when phenylamine is treated with propanoyl chloride to make compound $\text{C}_9\text{H}_{11}\text{NO}$.

(e(ii))

Calculate the mass percentage of nitrogen in $\text{C}$.

(e(iii))[3]

Draw the structural formula for C.

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