Characteristic organic reactions past paper questions

Chemistry 9701 · An introduction to AS Level organic chemistry. 1 interpret and use the following terminology associated with types of organic compounds and reactions: (a) homologous series (b) saturated and unsaturated (c) homolytic and heterolytic fission (d) free radical, initiation, propagation, termination (e) nucleophile, electrophile, nucleophilic, electrophilic (f) addition, substitution, elimination, hydrolysis, condensation (g) oxidation and reduction (in equations for organic redox reactions, the symbol [O] can be used to represent one atom of oxygen from an oxidising agent and the symbol [H] to represent one atom of hydrogen from a reducing agent) 2 understand and use the following terminology associated with types of organic mechanisms: (a) free-radical substitution (b) electrophilic addition (c) nucleophilic substitution (d) nucleophilic addition (in organic reaction mechanisms, the use of curly arrows to represent movement of electron pairs is expected; the arrow should begin at a bond or a lone pair of electrons)

In Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701, Characteristic organic reactions came up in 46 of the 139 papers on Paperstreak, for about 1 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Structural isomerism, Alkanes, Infrared spectroscopy, Organic formulas and naming.

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9701/21/O/N/25 Question 3 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
9701/22/O/N/25 Question 3 part (a) · 2 marks
9701/22/O/N/25 Question 4 part (a(iii)) · 1 mark
9701/23/O/N/25 Question 3 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
9701/23/O/N/25 Question 4 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
9701/22/M/J/25 Question 3 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
9701/23/M/J/25 Question 6 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
9701/22/F/M/25 Question 1 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
9701/11/O/N/24 Question 25 · 1 mark
9701/12/O/N/24 Question 28 · 1 mark
9701/13/O/N/24 Question 25 · 1 mark
9701/21/O/N/24 Question 1 part (d(iii)) · 1 mark
9701/23/O/N/24 Question 1 part (d(iii)) · 1 mark
9701/21/M/J/24 Question 6 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
9701/23/M/J/24 Question 4 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
9701/21/M/J/23 Question 1 part (f(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/22/M/J/23 Question 4 part (c(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/23/M/J/23 Question 5 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
9701/22/F/M/23 Question 3 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
9701/13/O/N/22 Question 28 · 1 mark
9701/11/M/J/22 Question 26 · 1 mark
9701/12/M/J/22 Question 27 · 1 mark
9701/22/M/J/22 Question 4 part (b(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/12/O/N/21 Question 21 · 1 mark
9701/21/O/N/21 Question 4 part (a(iii)) · 1 mark
9701/22/O/N/21 Question 1 part (f(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/23/O/N/21 Question 3 part (c(ii)) · 2 marks
9701/23/O/N/21 Question 4 part (a(iii)) · 1 mark
9701/12/M/J/21 Question 21 · 1 mark
9701/12/M/J/20 Question 22 · 1 mark
9701/21/M/J/20 Question 5 part (b(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/22/M/J/20 Question 3 part (a) · 1 mark
9701/23/M/J/20 Question 3 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
9701/22/F/M/20 Question 2 part (e(iv)) · 1 mark
9701/22/O/N/19 Question 3 part (c(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/21/M/J/19 Question 5 part (a) · 2 marks
9701/22/M/J/19 Question 4 part (d(ii)) · 2 marks
9701/23/M/J/19 Question 5 parts (a(ii)) (a(iv)) · 2 marks
9701/12/F/M/19 Question 38 · 1 mark
9701/11/O/N/18 Question 20 · 1 mark
9701/11/O/N/18 Question 23 · 1 mark
9701/13/O/N/18 Question 20 · 1 mark
9701/13/O/N/18 Question 23 · 1 mark
9701/21/O/N/18 Question 4 part (c(ii)) · 2 marks
9701/22/O/N/18 Question 3 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
9701/13/M/J/17 Question 37 · 1 mark
9701/12/F/M/17 Question 22 · 1 mark
9701/22/O/N/16 Question 5 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/12/M/J/16 Question 20 · 1 mark
9701/12/F/M/16 Question 24 · 1 mark
9701/12/F/M/16 Question 38 · 1 mark
9701/22/F/M/16 Question 3 part (d(i)) · 1 mark

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