Chemistry · A-Level · AQA · AQA A-level Chemistry - (7405) · Specification point · 3.3.5.3 · Organic chemistry · Alcohols
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3.3.5.3 Elimination
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Alkenes can be formed from alcohols by acid-catalysed elimination reactions. Alkenes produced by this method can be used to produce addition polymers without using monomers derived from crude oil. Students should be able to:
| AT b, d, g and k PS 4.1 Students could carry out the preparation of cyclohexene from cyclohexanol, including purification using a separating funnel and by distillation. |
Required practical 5 Distillation of a product from a reaction. |