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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.

electrophilic

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What is the term for the reaction between an amine and an acid, resulting in the formation of a salt?

neutralisation

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