CHM 317 Theory Questions: Organic Chemical Industry: Raw Materials, Aromatic Production, and Key Chemical Processes

300 Level Chemistry Department exam questions and detailed answers. Download the answers in document format. Correct, detailed, and straightforward answers.

Questions:

(a) List the raw materials for an organic chemical industry and identify five (5) primary intermediates that could be derived from them.

(b) Show how the following arenes could be obtained from C₆ – C₈  fraction of petroleum naphtha when heated over a named catalyst:
(i) Benzene
(ii) Toluene
(iii) Xylene

(c) Give the chemical equation(s) for the production of each of the following:
(i) Polyethylene
(ii) Ethylene dichloride
(iii) Ethylene oxide
(iv) Ethylene glycol

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