IGCSE Chemistry 0620 · Organic chemistry · 11.2

Naming organic compounds: past paper questions

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0620/42 · May/June 2026 · Q6b(iii)[1]
Name C.
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0620/42 · May/June 2026 · Q6b(iv)[1]
Name D.
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0620/42 · October/November 2025 · Q6d(i)[2]
Name the two compounds that react together to produce compound E.
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0620/43 · October/November 2025 · Q6c(iii)[2]
Ester S has the structural formula CH 3 CH 2 COOCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 . Name the carboxylic acid and the alcohol which react together to form ester S. carboxylic acid
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0620/43 · October/November 2023 · Q6c(i)[2]
Ester Y has the structural formula HCOOCH 2 CH 2 CH 3 . Name the alcohol and the carboxylic acid used to make ester Y. alcohol carboxylic acid
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11.2 Naming organic compounds

Name and draw the displayed formulae of: (a) methane and ethane (b) ethene (c) ethanol (d) ethanoic acid (e) the products of the reactions stated in sections 11.4–11.7
State the type of compound present, given a chemical name ending in -ane, -ene, -ol, or -oic acid or from a molecular formula or displayed formula
Name and draw the structural and displayed formulae of unbranched: (a) alkanes (b) alkenes, including but-1-ene and but-2-ene (c) alcohols, including propan‑1‑ol, propan‑2‑ol, butan‑1‑ol and butan‑2‑ol (d) carboxylic acids containing up to four carbon atoms per molecule
Name and draw the displayed formulae of the unbranched esters which can be made from unbranched alcohols and carboxylic acids, each containing up to four carbon atoms

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