Prepare effectively for OCR A-Level Chemistry Paper 2 (H432/02) with this comprehensive exam revision resource featuring 8 exam-style questions with fully worked answers covering the most frequently assessed Organic Chemistry topics in the OCR specification. The document provides detailed, mark scheme-focused explanations designed to improve conceptual understanding, exam technique, and confidence when tackling higher-mark questions. Each solution demonstrates the logical steps and scientific reasoning required to achieve maximum marks in OCR A-Level Chemistry examinations.
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A LEVEL CHEMISTRY OCR A
PAPER 2 EXAM Qs
Q1 [info] >>> - ANSWER ✔✔This question is about unsaturated
aldehydes and alcohols.
3-Methylbut-2-enal, shown below, is used as a food flavouring. 3-
Methylbut-2-enal is reacted with hydrogen bromide, forming a mixture of
two organic products.
[refer to the A LEVEL CHEMISTRY OCR A PAPER 2 PMT QP for the
structure of 3-Methylbut-2-enal]
Q1 a] >>> One of the organic products forms in a much greater quantity
than the other organic product.
, Outline the reaction mechanism for the formation of one of the organic
products. Include curly arrows and relevant dipoles. - ANSWER
✔✔Mechanism:
Start product: 3-methylbut-2-enal
- curly arrow from centre of the C = C bond to the [negative dipole] Br
atom of the H - Br bond
- curly arrow from the centre of the H - Br bond to the [positive dipole] H
atom on it
- carbocation intermediate with a C - Br bond on the adjacent carbon
- Curly arrow from H to the + on the carbocation intermediate
End product: 3-methyl-2-bromobut-2-anal
[tertiary carbocation is the most stable carbocation]
Q1 b] >>> Explain why one of the organic products forms in a much
greater quantity than the other organic product. [2 marks] - ANSWER
✔✔- The tertiary carbocation is the most stable carbocation,
- The major product forms from the tertiary carbocation
Q2 a] >>> Geraniol and citronellal, shown below, are isomers present in
'citronella oil', used as an insect repellent.