CIE Jun 2013 v2 Paper 4 Q3

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Examiners For Use (a) Describe the reagents and conditions required to form a nitro compound from the following. (i) methylbenzene CH3 OH(ii) phenol[3] (b) Draw the structure of the intermediate organic ion formed during the nitration of benzene. (c) In the box over the arrow below, write the reagents needed to convert nitrobenzene into phenylamine. NO2 NH2 [1] [1]UCLES 2013 9701/42/M/J/13<br />
 Examiners For Use (d) Phenylamine can be converted into the organic compounds A and B. (i) Suggest the structural formulae of A and B in the boxes below. (ii) Suggest suitable reagents and conditions for step 1, and write them in the box over the arrow. NH2 Br2(aq) step 1 N+ ClO Na+ [3] (e) When phenylamine is treated with propanoyl chloride a white crystalline compound, C, C9H11NO, is formed. (i) Name the functional group formed in this reaction.(ii) Calculate the percentage by mass of nitrogen in C. (iii) Draw the structural formula of C. percentage =%UCLES 2013 9701/42/M/J/13 [3] [Total: 11] [Turn over<br />

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