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Chemistry 9701 · Carbonyl compounds. NaBH₄ reduction and adding HCN, with its mechanism

In Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701, Reduction and nucleophilic addition came up in 78 of the 139 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Tests for carbonyls, Infrared spectroscopy, Optical isomerism, Organic formulas and naming.

87 questions, newest first

  1. 9701/11/O/N/25 Question 36 · 1 mark
  2. 9701/12/O/N/25 Question 34 · 1 mark
  3. 9701/13/O/N/25 Question 36 · 1 mark
  4. 9701/13/M/J/25 Question 29 · 1 mark
  5. 9701/13/M/J/25 Question 30 · 1 mark
  6. 9701/12/F/M/25 Question 27 · 1 mark
  7. 9701/22/F/M/25 Question 4 part (b(i)) · 4 marks
  8. 9701/11/O/N/24 Question 36 · 1 mark
  9. 9701/12/O/N/24 Question 35 · 1 mark
  10. 9701/13/O/N/24 Question 36 · 1 mark
  11. 9701/21/O/N/24 Question 4 parts (a(i)) (c(i)) · 4 marks
  12. 9701/23/O/N/24 Question 4 parts (a(i)) (c(i)) · 4 marks
  13. 9701/13/M/J/24 Question 38 · 1 mark
  14. 9701/21/M/J/24 Question 6 part (b(ii)) · 1 mark
  15. 9701/22/F/M/24 Question 1 part (d(iv)) · 1 mark
  16. 9701/11/O/N/23 Question 37 · 1 mark
  17. 9701/12/O/N/23 Question 36 · 1 mark
  18. 9701/13/O/N/23 Question 37 · 1 mark
  19. 9701/12/M/J/23 Question 35 · 1 mark
  20. 9701/13/M/J/23 Question 34 · 1 mark
  21. 9701/23/M/J/23 Question 6 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 4 marks
  22. 9701/22/F/M/23 Question 3 part (b(i)) · 4 marks
  23. 9701/11/O/N/22 Question 34 · 1 mark
  24. 9701/12/O/N/22 Question 36 · 1 mark
  25. 9701/13/O/N/22 Question 34 · 1 mark
  26. 9701/21/O/N/22 Question 5 parts (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 3 marks
  27. 9701/23/O/N/22 Question 5 parts (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 3 marks
  28. 9701/11/M/J/22 Question 36 · 1 mark
  29. 9701/13/M/J/22 Question 35 · 1 mark
  30. 9701/21/M/J/22 Question 3 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
  31. 9701/11/O/N/21 Question 26 · 1 mark
  32. 9701/11/O/N/21 Question 27 · 1 mark
  33. 9701/13/O/N/21 Question 26 · 1 mark
  34. 9701/13/O/N/21 Question 27 · 1 mark
  35. 9701/22/O/N/21 Question 3 part (e(iii)) · 1 mark
  36. 9701/11/M/J/21 Question 28 · 1 mark
  37. 9701/12/M/J/21 Question 28 · 1 mark
  38. 9701/13/M/J/21 Question 27 · 1 mark
  39. 9701/23/M/J/21 Question 4 part (a(iii)) · 1 mark
  40. 9701/12/F/M/21 Question 26 · 1 mark
  41. 9701/12/F/M/21 Question 27 · 1 mark
  42. 9701/22/F/M/21 Question 4 part (d(ii)) · 1 mark
  43. 9701/11/O/N/20 Question 28 · 1 mark
  44. 9701/13/O/N/20 Question 28 · 1 mark
  45. 9701/21/O/N/20 Question 3 part (c(iii)) · 4 marks
  46. 9701/22/O/N/20 Question 4 part (b(iii)) · 1 mark
  47. 9701/23/O/N/20 Question 3 part (c(iii)) · 4 marks
  48. 9701/13/M/J/20 Question 37 · 1 mark
  49. 9701/21/M/J/20 Question 5 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
  50. 9701/22/M/J/20 Question 5 part (b(i)) · 3 marks
  51. 9701/12/F/M/20 Question 37 · 1 mark
  52. 9701/22/F/M/20 Question 3 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
  53. 9701/11/O/N/19 Question 26 · 1 mark
  54. 9701/11/O/N/19 Question 39 · 1 mark
  55. 9701/13/O/N/19 Question 26 · 1 mark
  56. 9701/13/O/N/19 Question 39 · 1 mark
  57. 9701/21/O/N/19 Question 4 parts (b(iii)) (c(vii)) (c(viii)) · 5 marks
  58. 9701/23/O/N/19 Question 4 parts (b(iii)) (c(vii)) (c(viii)) · 5 marks
  59. 9701/12/F/M/19 Question 39 · 1 mark
  60. 9701/22/F/M/19 Question 3 part (b) · 1 mark
  61. 9701/11/O/N/18 Question 40 · 1 mark
  62. 9701/13/O/N/18 Question 40 · 1 mark
  63. 9701/21/O/N/18 Question 4 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
  64. 9701/22/O/N/18 Question 4 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  65. 9701/23/O/N/18 Question 4 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
  66. 9701/11/M/J/18 Question 26 · 1 mark
  67. 9701/12/M/J/18 Question 27 · 1 mark
  68. 9701/13/M/J/18 Question 39 · 1 mark
  69. 9701/13/M/J/18 Question 40 · 1 mark
  70. 9701/22/M/J/18 Question 4 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) (d(i)) · 6 marks
  71. 9701/12/F/M/18 Question 39 · 1 mark
  72. 9701/11/O/N/17 Question 26 · 1 mark
  73. 9701/11/O/N/17 Question 40 · 1 mark
  74. 9701/12/O/N/17 Question 39 · 1 mark
  75. 9701/13/O/N/17 Question 26 · 1 mark
  76. 9701/13/O/N/17 Question 40 · 1 mark
  77. 9701/13/M/J/17 Question 40 · 1 mark
  78. 9701/21/M/J/17 Question 4 part (d(ii)) · 3 marks
  79. 9701/12/F/M/17 Question 28 · 1 mark
  80. 9701/11/O/N/16 Question 26 · 1 mark
  81. 9701/12/O/N/16 Question 28 · 1 mark
  82. 9701/13/O/N/16 Question 26 · 1 mark
  83. 9701/22/O/N/16 Question 5 parts (b(iii)) (b(iv)) · 2 marks
  84. 9701/12/M/J/16 Question 39 · 1 mark
  85. 9701/13/M/J/16 Question 38 · 1 mark
  86. 9701/22/M/J/16 Question 5 parts (c(i)) (c(iii)) · 6 marks
  87. 9701/22/F/M/16 Question 3 part (d(ii)) · 5 marks

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