Halogenoalkanes (Edexcel AS Chemistry)

Exam Questions

53 mins5 questions
11 mark

Which of the following does not act as a nucleophile?

  A HBr
  B H2O
  C NH3
  D CN

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1a7 marks

This question concerns halogenoalkanes.

1-chloropropane can react to form organic products as shown in the reaction scheme:

 
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i)
State the reagent and conditions used in Reaction 1.
(2)
 
ii)
Identify a suitable reagent for Reaction 2 and include a reason why this is a particularly useful type of reaction in organic chemistry.
(2)
 
Reagent ..................................................
 
Reason ..................................................
 
iii)
Explain why, in Reaction 3, the reactants are heated in a sealed container.
(2)
 
iv)
Write the structural formula of the product that will be formed if 1-chloropropane is refluxed with aqueous potassium hydroxide solution.
(1)
1b1 mark

The bromoalkanes, X, Y and Z, were each added to a mixture of aqueous silver nitrate and ethanol at 50°C. The rate of hydrolysis was compared by measuring the time for a precipitate to appear.

 
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The relative rates of hydrolysis are in the order (fastest first)

  A X, Y, Z
  B Z, X, Y
  C Z, Y, X
  D X, Z, Y

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2a
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3 marks

This question is about halogenoalkanes.

2‐chloro‐2‐methylpropane can be hydrolysed by water.

The equation for this reaction is

(CH3)3CCl + H2O → (CH3)3COH + H++ Cl

The graph shows how the concentration of 2‐chloro‐2‐methylpropane changes with time during an investigation of this reaction.

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Calculate the rate of reaction at 50s. Show your working on the graph.
Include units with your final answer.

Rate of reaction at 50s = ............................

2b1 mark

What is the classification of the mechanism for the hydrolysis of 2‐chloro‐2‐methylpropane by water?

  A addition
  B elimination
  C free radical substitution
  D nucleophilic substitution
2c3 marks

The letters X, Y and Z refer to three different halogenoalkanes:

X 1‐bromobutane
Y 2‐bromobutane
Z 2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropane


1 cm3 of each of these halogenoalkanes was added to separate test tubes containing 5 cm3 of ethanol and 5 cm3 of aqueous silver nitrate solution in a water bath at 50 °C.

i)
State the visible change in the reaction of an ethanol/silver nitrate solution with halogenoalkane X.
Include the formula of the compound responsible for this observation.
(2)
ii)
The three halogenoalkanes were placed in order of decreasing rate of reaction. 
Which is the correct sequence?
(1)

  A X, Z, Y
  B Z, X, Y
  C Z, Y, X
  D X, Y, Z
2d7 marks

Under different conditions, 2‐chloro‐2‐methylpropane can react to produce 2‐methylpropene, left parenthesis CH subscript 3 right parenthesis subscript 2 straight C space equals CH subscript 2 space end subscript.

i)
State the reagent and conditions needed for this reaction.

(2)

ii)
Draw the displayed formula for the repeat unit of a polymer that is made by the polymerisation of 2‐methylpropene, begin mathsize 14px style open parentheses C H subscript 3 close parentheses subscript 2 C double bond C H subscript 2 end style .

(2)

iii)
Draw a mechanism for the addition of hydrogen bromide, HBr, to 2‐methylpropene to form 2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropane.
Include curly arrows, and any relevant dipoles and lone pairs.

(4)

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3a5 marks

This is a question about the hydrolysis of halogenoalkanes.

Devise an experiment, giving outline details only, that would enable the relative rates of hydrolysis of halogenoalkanes to be compared.

3b2 marks

Explain the trend in the rates of hydrolysis of 1-chlorobutane, 1-bromobutane and 1-iodobutane.

3c3 marks

The product of the hydrolysis of 2-bromobutane is butan-2-ol. Both molecules are chiral.

State what is meant by the term chiral, using three-dimensional diagrams of the enantiomers of butan-2-ol to illustrate your answer.

3d6 marks

Compare and contrast the mechanism of hydrolysis, using aqueous potassium hydroxide, of the primary halogenoalkane, RCH2X, with that of the tertiary halogenoalkane, R3CX.
Include diagrams of any intermediate or transition state.

Curly arrows are not required.

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1a1 mark

Bromobutanes react with hot ethanolic potassium hydroxide solution to produce gaseous butenes.q5-8cho-as-2-june-2019-qp-edexcel-a-level-chem

Procedure

  • 0.0080 mol of liquid 1-bromobutane was injected into a round bottom flask containing hot ethanolic potassium hydroxide.
  • After the reaction, the syringe was sealed using a clamp.
  • The syringe was then removed from the apparatus and allowed to cool to room temperature (298 K).

Result
The final volume of but-1-ene collected was 22.0 cm3.

State the purpose of the condenser.

1b3 marks

Describe a chemical test on the gas in the syringe to identify its functional group.

Include the expected result.

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Calculate the percentage of 1-bromobutane which was converted to but-1-ene.
[Molar volume of a gas at r.t.p. = 24 000 cm3 mol–1]

1d
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Before cooling, the volume of but-1-ene in the gas syringe was 24.0 cm3.

Calculate the temperature of the gas in the syringe before it cooled.

[Assume no loss from the gas syringe during cooling, and a constant pressure]

1e5 marks
i)
Another compound formed from 1-bromobutane under these conditions is butan-1-ol.

Identify the type of reaction taking place to form butan-1-ol.

(1)

ii)
The functional group in butan-1-ol can be confirmed using a single chemical test.

What is the single chemical test and expected observation?
(1)
      Chemical test reagent Observation
  A sodium carbonate solution effervescence
  B aqueous silver nitrate cream precipitate
  C Fehling’s solution red precipitate
  D phosphorus(V) chloride steamy fumes

iii)

Draw the mechanism for the reaction of 1-bromobutane with hydroxide ions to form butan-1-ol.

Include curly arrows, and any appropriate lone pairs and dipoles.

(3)

1f1 mark

Alkene molecules are formed by elimination from 2-bromobutane.

How many isomeric alkene products will be formed in this reaction?

  A 1
  B 2
  C 3
  D 4

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