CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Ethyl ethanoate can be prepared by reacting ethanol with ethanoyl chloride, and phenyl benzoate can be prepared by reacting phenol with benzoyl chloride. Compare these two reactions, including the conditions required, the type of reaction, and the other product formed.
5 marks, so the mark scheme is looking for about 5 separate creditworthy points. Making the same point twice in different words earns it once.
Compare means: Give similarities or differences between two things, and say which side each point belongs to. Write each point as a pair, for example: A is X, whereas B is Y. Two separate descriptions rarely earn the marks.
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