A compound associated with the smell or flavour of raspberries has the structure
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To synthesise this compound in the laboratory you would react
A - VCE - SSCE Chemistry - Question 13 - 2002 - Paper 1
Question 13
A compound associated with the smell or flavour of raspberries has the structure
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To synthesise this compound in the laboratory you would reac... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:A compound associated with the smell or flavour of raspberries has the structure
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To synthesise this compound in the laboratory you would react
A - VCE - SSCE Chemistry - Question 13 - 2002 - Paper 1
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A. methanol and propanoic acid.
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Methanol (CH₃OH) reacts with propanoic acid (C₂H₅COOH) to form propyl acetate, which is not the desired compound.
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B. methanol and butanoic acid.
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Methanol reacts with butanoic acid (C₃H₇COOH) to produce butyl acetate. This is also not the desired compound.
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C. 1-propanol and methanoic acid.
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1-Propanol (C₃H₇OH) can react with methanoic acid (HCOOH) to form propanoate, which matches the structure of the desired compound.
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D. 1-butanol and methanoic acid.
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1-Butanol (C₄H₉OH) with methanoic acid does not produce the required structure for the raspberry compound.
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