4.

10 EXERCISE 1 synthesis and analysis

1.

Devise a simple chemical test for distinguishing between the following pairs of
compounds:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

2.

cyclohexane and cyclohexene

1-chlorobutane and 1-bromobutane
propanal and propanone
butanoic acid and ethyl ethanoate
ethanoyl chloride and ethanoic anhydride
propan-2-ol and 2-methylpropan-2-ol
propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol
2-methylpropan-2-ol and ethoxyethane

Suggest how the following syntheses could be carried out:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

chloroethane to ethanoic acid

chloroethane to 2-hydroxypropanenitrile
chloroethane to aminoethane
chloroethane to 1-aminopropane
chloroethane to ethyl ethanoate