11 Basic concepts of organic

OCR Chemistry A chemistry

Exam-style questions
1 The following compounds, A–H, include hydrocarbons and compounds
containing oxygen.

a Define the term hydrocarbon.

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b Which of the compounds A–H are unsaturated?

(1 mark)

c Which of the compounds A–H can be described as branched and aliphatic?

(1 mark)

d i Name compound C.

(1 mark)

d ii Give the empirical formula of compound C.

(1 mark)

e i Compounds F and G contain the same functional group. In which

homologous series do both of these molecules belong?

(1 mark)

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e ii Deduce the general formula for compounds F and G.

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f Give the molecular formula of compound H.

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g Are compounds A and B structural isomers? Explain your answer.

(1 mark)

2 There are three types of organic mechanism: addition, substitution, and

elimination.
a Which type of organic mechanism will always have an atom economy of
100%? Explain your answer.

(1 mark)

b Classify each of the following reactions as addition, substitution, or

elimination:
i CH3CHBrCH3  NaOH → CH3CH(OH)CH3  NaBr

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ii CH3CHBrCH3  NaOH → CH2CHCH3  NaBr  H2O

(1 mark)

c i Name the homologous series that the organic product from the reaction in
b ii belongs to.

(1 mark)

ii Draw the skeletal formula of the structural isomer of the organic product
in b ii and name it.

(2 marks)

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3 Depending on the conditions used, the C–Br bond in the compound below can
break either homolytically or heterolytically.

a i When UV radiation is used, the C–Br bond fission is homolytic.

Describe what happens to the bonding electrons when the C–Br bond
undergoes homolytic fission.

(1 mark)

ii When the C–Br bond breaks homolytically, what name is given to the
type of particle produced?

(1 mark)

b i Name the type of particle produced when the C–Br bond breaks
heterolytically.

(1 mark)

ii Use curly arrows and partial charges to show the breaking of the C–Br
bond via heterolytic fission on the molecule drawn below.

(2 marks)
iii What does a curly arrow represent?

(1 mark)

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4 An organic compound, known to be an alcohol, was analysed and found to
contain 64.87% carbon, 13.51% hydrogen and 21.62% oxygen by mass. Its
molecular mass was determined to be 74.
a Calculate the empirical formula.

(2 marks)

b Determine the molecular formula.

(1 mark)

c Draw and name all possible structures of this compound.

(8 marks)

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