Chemistry · BGCSE / Organic chemistry
StructuredPast exam questionForm 5 · BGCSE
Linalool is an unsaturated organic compound found in the seeds of a coriander plant. Its structural formula is shown.
- aDescribe the alcohol functional group on the structure of linalool. [1]
- bDeduce the molecular formula of linalool. [1]
- cDescribe a test to show that linalool is an unsaturated organic compound. [2]
- dLinalool is burned in a limited supply of oxygen. Name the products formed from the reaction. [2]
- eButene is another unsaturated organic compound. Describe its structural formula (draw it on paper). [1]
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Source: BEC BGCSE Chemistry 2019, Paper 3, Question 4
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