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What is the primary aim of chemists when designing organic syntheses?
to minimise the risk of accidents and environmental damage
to use hazardous starting materials
to use flammable and toxic solvents
to maximise the number of reaction steps
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Which of the following is NOT a way to make organic syntheses greener and more sustainable?
pursuing high percentage yield and atom economy
using many reaction steps
using non-hazardous starting materials
avoiding unnecessary use of flammable/toxic solvents
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Which of the following is the correct reagent and conditions for the reduction of nitrobenzene to phenylamine?
CH3Cl, AlCl3 catalyst, heat
Sn, conc. HCl, reflux, then NaOH(aq)
NaBH4, reflux
H2, Ni or Pt catalyst, heat
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Which of the following is the correct reagent and conditions for the Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene?
conc. HNO3, conc. H2SO4 catalyst, heat
Cl2, AlCl3 catalyst
CH3Cl, AlCl3 catalyst, heat
CH3COCl, AlCl3 catalyst, heat
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Which of the following is a property of aromatic compounds?
electron deficient carbon
unstable delocalised ring of electrons
polar bond
stable delocalised ring of electrons
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Which of the following is NOT a typical reaction of carboxylic acids?
electrophilic substitution
condensation
neutralisation
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What is the correct reagent and conditions for the oxidation of an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid?
Br2(aq), room temperature
Sn, conc. HCl, reflux, then NaOH(aq)
H2, Ni or Pt catalyst, heat
K2Cr2O7(aq), dilute acid, reflux
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Which of the following is a typical reaction of acyl chlorides?
electrophilic substitution
nucleophilic addition-elimination
hydrolysis
reduction
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What is the correct reagent and conditions for the reduction of a nitroarene?
Cl2, AlCl3 or FeCl3 catalyst
Sn, conc. HCl, reflux, then NaOH(aq)
H2O(l), warm
CH3COCl, AlCl3 catalyst, heat
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What is the correct reagent and conditions for the reduction of a nitrile to an amine?
Sn, conc. HCl, reflux, then NaOH(aq)
hot, alkaline KMnO4(aq), dilute acid
Br2(aq), room temperature
H2, Ni or Pt catalyst, heat
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The reaction between benzene and ethanoyl chloride in the presence of a catalyst is an example of an substitution reaction.
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What is the term for the reaction between an amine and an acid, resulting in the formation of a salt?
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