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OCR A-level Chemistry A Paper 2 - 16th June 2025 [Exam Chat]

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Reply 180

Anyone get an ester on the last question

Reply 181

(CH3)3-CH2-COOCH2CH2 I think I got this for the last question

Reply 182

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by am4lia_44
anyone get an ester for NMR?


yes!

Reply 183

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by mhumphries
(CH3)3-CH2-COOCH2CH2 I think I got this for the last question


I got (CH3)2 - CH - O - C=O - CH2 - CH3 I’m pressure sure

Reply 184

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by mhumphries
(CH3)3-CH2-COOCH2CH2 I think I got this for the last question


CH3 typo at the end

Reply 185

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by hehehe_19
What dod everyone get fr the last one sid anyone get like a benzene???


If you got a molecular formula of c6h12o2 it cannot be benzene

Reply 186

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by mhumphries
CH3 typo at the end


I got this

Reply 187

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by Blehblah17171
Nope it was an Ester with like 4 carbons on the alcohol aide and other 2 on the cabroxylic acid side


I agree

Reply 188

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by Fesdces1
I got (CH3)2 - CH - O - C=O - CH2 - CH3 I’m pressure sure


I got that

Reply 189

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by Fesdces1
I don’t agree with the in ethanol part for potassium hydroxide also sodium hydroxide works
yeah i swear it’s just NaOH

Reply 190

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by Fesdces1
I don’t agree with the in ethanol part for potassium hydroxide also sodium hydroxide works


agreed, pretty sure it’s NaOH(aq)

Reply 191

Chemsitruy whent so well

it was so easy im getting 100

Reply 192

What was the NaBH4 thing for reducing the organic compound

Reply 193

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by Fesdces1
I got (CH3)2 - CH - O - C=O - CH2 - CH3 I’m pressure sure

me too! isopropyl propanoate?

Reply 194

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by Fesdces1
I got (CH3)2 - CH - O - C=O - CH2 - CH3 I’m pressure sure


Yep looks right. Felt like I was missing a CH somewhere

Reply 195

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by Blehblah17171
What was the NaBH4 thing for reducing the organic compound


the mechanism was just the c=o breakin with H- joining C then H+ joining O- in intermediate stage

Reply 196

methylethylpropanoate anyone? 9.53g for the yield

Reply 197

ch3ch2cooch(ch3)2?

Reply 198

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by incognito11
me too! isopropyl propanoate?


Did we have to name it?

Reply 199

guys did you get an aromatic compound for NMR??

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