Question

Strawberry aldehyde (
C12H14O3
) is a chemical that helps give strawberries their smell. Many people enjoy this smell, so strawberry aldehyde is often added to perfumes and soaps. Factories can make this fragrant chemical by combining acetophenone (
C8H8O
) with ethyl chloroacetate (
C4H7ClO2
). This combination forms strawberry aldehyde and hydrochloric acid (
HCl
). Making fragrant chemicals like strawberry aldehyde in a factory is often less expensive than extracting the same chemicals from plants.
Complete the table to classify the substances in this chemical reaction.

Answer 1

Here is a concise classification for each substance in the reaction:

Substance — Role — Element/Compound/Mixture — Organic or Inorganic
- Strawberry aldehyde (C12H14O3) — Product — Compound — Organic
- Acetophenone (C8H8O) — Reactant — Compound — Organic
- Ethyl chloroacetate (C4H7ClO2) — Reactant — Compound — Organic
- Hydrochloric acid (HCl) — Product — Compound — Inorganic (acid)

Reason: all four are compounds (not elements or mixtures); the first three contain carbon-based organic structures, while HCl is an inorganic acid.