Week 20 Y12 Explore 3 Reactions of Halogenoalkanes

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10 questions
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3

Explain the use of the terms ‘nucleophile’, ‘substitution’ and ‘hydrolysis’ to describe the reaction of halogenoalkanes with water

2

•2) Chloromethane is heated with:
•(a) ammonia
•(b) potassium cyanide dissolved in ethanol
•Give the name of the organic product formed in each case

3

•3) 2-chlorobutane is heated with:
•(a) aqueous potassium hydroxide
•(b) ethanolic potassium hydroxide
•State the mechanism of each reaction and explain why there are two different organic products in reaction (b)

1

Suggest why the polymer, PTFE, is unaffected by prolonged exposure to boiling water or hot alkali

4

a) Write an equation for the formation of butanenitrile in a reaction using potassium cyanide
•b) Name the organic starting material and state the conditions needed
•c) Aqueous solutions of potassium cyanide are alkaline; name another product in the reaction to form butanenitrile if aqueous conditions are used

4

Draw the mechanism for the reaction of ammonia with 2-bromobutane and describe the role of the ammonia molecule in the first (nucleophile) and second steps (base

1

Write an overall equation for the reaction of excess ammonia with bromoethane

2

What is the structure of the organic product when ethylamine reacts with bromoethane?
•Can this product also react with bromoethane?

4

Outline mechanisms to show how both but-1-ene and but-2-ene can be formed when 2-bromobutane reacts with a hot solution of potassium hydroxide in ethanol

1

Consider the mechanisms for the competing substitution and elimination reactions of halogenoalkanes with hydroxide ions and suggest why elimination is favoured at high temperatures