IB skill practice

Analyse organic synthesis pathways

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Choose oxidation condition

A pathway in a environmental chemistry investigation needs to convert a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid. Choose the broad reaction condition. Use the labelled mechanism, pathway, data table, or method diagram before answering. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that matches the HL chemistry evidence.

Worked practice: chemistry evidence and answer

Use the chemical evidence first, then enter the result and interpretation that match it.