Higher Chemistry - Unit 2 Revision

Which of the following compounds is a tertiary alcohol?

• 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol

• 2-methyl-butan-2-ol

• pentan-2-ol

• 3-methylbutan-2-ol

A compound with molecular formula C₆H₁₂O₂ could be

• pentyl ethanoate

• hexan-2-one

• 3-methylpentan-2-ol

• hexanoic acid

Compound X reacted with hot copper(II) oxide and the resulting product did not give a colour change when heated with Fehling's solution.

Compound X could be

• pentan-1-ol

• pentan-2-ol

• pentan-3-one

• pentanoic acid

Which reaction can be classified as reduction?

• methanol to methanoic acid

• propanal to propanoic acid

• butan-2-one to butan-2-ol

• propan-2-ol to propanone

Which of the following is an isomer of pentan-3-ol?

• CH₃CH₂CH(OH)CH₂CH₃

• CH₃CHCHCH₂CH₂OH

• CH₃CHCHCH(OH)CH₃

• CH₃CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂OH

Oxidation of 4-methylpentan-2-ol to the corresponding ketone results in the alcohol

• losing 2g per mole

• gaining 2g per mole

• losing 16g per mole

• gaining 16g per mole

Essential amino acids are defined as the amino acids which

• are necessary for building proteins

• humans must acquire through their diet

• plants cannot synthesise for themselves

• are produced when any protein is hydrolysed

Which of the following fatty acids is the most saturated?

• C₁₅H₂₉COOH

• C₁₅H₃₁COOH

• C₁₇H₃₁COOH

• C₁₇H₃₅COOH

Which of the following is not a step in a free radical chain reaction

• Activation

• Initiation

• Propagation

• Termination

Which of the following is an isomer of ethyl propanoate (CH₃CH₂COOCH₂CH₃)?

• methyl propanoate

• pentan-2-one

• pentanoic acid

• pantane-1,2-diol