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ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry

6.3.6.2Chemical properties; dyestuff

Chemical properties; dyestuff in ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 6.3.6.2.1Describe the reactions of phenylamine with aqueous bromine and with nitrous acid, and the hydrolysis of the diazonium salt to phenol.
  2. 6.3.6.2.2Describe the coupling of benzenediazonium chloride with phenol and the use of similar reactions to make dyestuffs.

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  • Phenylamine, diazonium salts and azo dyes

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Chemical properties; dyestuff: sample question

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Why is diazotisation of phenylamine carried out below 10 °C?

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