AQA Jun 2015 Paper 4 Q6

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do not write outside the box esters are used as raw materials in the production of soaps and biodiesel a a student prepared an ester by two different methods method alcohol acid anhydride method alcohol acyl chloride a i an ester was prepared using method by reacting ch choh with ch co o write an equation for this reaction and give the iupac name of the ester formed marks equation iupac name of the ester a ii the same ester was prepared using method by reacting ch choh with ch cocl outline a mechanism for this reaction marks wmp jun chem do not write outside the box b the ester shown occurs in vegetable oils it can be hydrolysed to make soap and can also be used to produce biodiesel ch oocc h choocc h ch oocc h b i write an equation for the reaction of this ester with sodium hydroxide to form soap marks ch oocc h choocc h ch oocc h b ii give the formula of the biodiesel molecule with the highest mr that can be produced by reaction of this ester with methanol mark turn over for the next question turn over wmp jun chem

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