CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Ethyl ethanoate and phenyl benzoate can both be produced by the reaction of an alcohol with an acyl chloride.
Compare the reaction used to form ethyl ethanoate with that used to form phenyl benzoate. In your answer, refer to the structures of the reactants and the products.
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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