Compound A is bubbled through bromine dissolved in carbon tetrachloride and the product is CH2Br−CH2Br ABr2/CCl4−−−−−−→CH2Br−CH2Br i) Draw the structural formula of A ii) What type of reaction has A undergone? iii) What is your observation? iv) Name (not formula) the compound formed when steam reacts with A in the presence of phosphoric acid. v) What is the procedure for converting the product of (iv) back to A? [5 MARKS]

Compound A is bubbled through bromine dissolved in carbon tetrachlorid

1.	Compound A is bubbled through bromine dissolved in carbon tetrachloride and the product is CH2Br−CH2Br ABr2/CCl4−−−−−−→CH2Br−CH2Br i) Draw the structural formula of A ii) What type of reaction has A undergone? iii) What is your observation? iv) Name (not formula) the compound formed when steam reacts with A in the presence of phosphoric acid. v) What is the procedure for converting the product of (iv) back to A? [5 MARKS]
Answer» Compound A is bubbled through bromine dissolved in carbon tetrachloride and the product is $C H_{2} B r - C H_{2} B r$ $A B r_{2} / C C l_{4} - ----- \to C H_{2} B r - C H_{2} B r$ i) Draw the structural formula of A ii) What type of reaction has A undergone? iii) What is your observation? iv) Name (not formula) the compound formed when steam reacts with A in the presence of phosphoric acid. v) What is the procedure for converting the product of (iv) back to A? [5 MARKS]