Define a homologous series and write the general formula for alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, halogenoalkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, ethers, amines, amides and esters, recognising members of each series from their structures.
But-2-ene and other alkenes serve as starting materials for a wide range of compounds. (i) Predict the product formed when but-2-ene reacts with bromine. (ii) Describe how this reaction proceeds at the mechanistic level, drawing curly arrows for each…
A compound used to make polymers, hexanedioic acid, can be produced by a series of reactions starting from cyclohexane. (i) Deduce how reactant A is related to hex-1-ene. (ii) For the C=O functional group present in intermediate C, state its structural…