7.9.4      AMIDES

QUESTIONS

Section A

For each of the questions only one of the lettered responses (A – D) is correct.

 

Select the correct response in each case and mark its code letter by connecting the dots as illustrated on the answer sheet.

 

1               Which one of the following substances does not react with lithal, LiAlH4?

 

A   propanenitrile

B   propanal

$C   propene

          D   propanamide

 

2               Which one of the following is an incorrect statement about ethanamide?

 

A   it can be made by reaction between ammonia and ethanoyl chloride

$B   it is converted to ethylamine using diphosphorus pentoxide

C   it can be made by reaction between ethanoic acid and ammonia

D   it can be hydrolysed by mineral acid to form a carboxylic acid

 

3               Which one of the following lists places the compounds in order of increasing basic strength of their aqueous solutions?

 

$A  ethanamide, phenylamine, ammonia, ethylamine

B phenylamine, ethanamide, ethylamine, ammonia

C ammonia, ethanamide ,ethylamine, phenylamine

D ethylamine, ammonia, phenylamine, ethanamide

 

4        What is the percentage yield of ethanamide if 7.85 g of ethanoyl chloride is reacted with an excess of ammonia  and 4.43 g of ethanamide is recovered?

 

          A    37.5

          B    50

          $C    75

          D  100

 

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Section B

 

1.         Write the following compounds in order of increasing basic strength:

       ammonia, ethanamide, ethylamine, phenylamine

 

                                                                                                                       

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