WTF CHEMISTRY PAPER 42 IS SO HARD

[TaKAshi96]

I don't think the paper was ridiculously hard, there were much harder papers in the past. But I do admit that the last organic question was a bit tough, I spent like close to 25 minutes there thinking. Overall, it was quite managable, I hope.

Best of luck on the coming papers!

 

[Yemal Malaka Bandara]

I don't think the paper was ridiculously hard, there were much harder papers in the past. But I do admit that the last organic question was a bit tough, I spent like close to 25 minutes there thinking. Overall, it was quite managable, I hope.

Best of luck on the coming papers!

I guess so Takashi! Well Good Luck to you as well!

 

[Bilal Khan]

With HCl amine reacts
with NaOH Phenol and Carboxylic Acid reacts .

Phenol doesn't react with NaOH .

 

[Omar Haider]

Phenol doesn't react with NaOH .

Yes it does...

 

[Distillator]

Phenol doesn't react with NaOH .

Phenol is acidic.

 

[Salu1995]

Ye lo mera is Sab k saath nmr bhi galat hai FML

not to add insult to injury but yeh hum jaison ki waje se hi grade threshold 55 ke kareeb hota hai

 

[Aegon the Dragon]

Aren't esters soluble in both NaOH and HCl, because they can undergo either acid or alkaline hydrolysis? That's how I did it, and all the structures had the correct molecular formulae ... hope I was right.

 

[Yemal Malaka Bandara]

Aren't esters soluble in both NaOH and HCl, because they can undergo either acid or alkaline hydrolysis? That's how I did it, and all the structures had the correct molecular formulae ... hope I was right.

That is the same way i took it as well!

 

[Distillator]

Aren't esters soluble in both NaOH and HCl, because they can undergo either acid or alkaline hydrolysis? That's how I did it, and all the structures had the correct molecular formulae ... hope I was right.

This is what I first thought too but the key word was COLD HCl and COLD NaOH. Hydrolysis does not take place without heating in esters and amides