Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 173

Question: Which one of the following will produce a primary alcohol by reacting with $ CH_3MgI $

[MP PET 1991]

Options:

A) Acetone

B) Methyl cyanide

C) Ethylene oxide

D) Ethyl acetate

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ \underset{\overset{}{\mathop{\overset{\backslash /}{\mathop{O}}}}}{\mathop{CH_2-CH_2}}+CH_3MgI\to \underset{CH_3}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{CH_2}}}}-\underset{OMgI}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{CH_2}}}}\to $

$ \underset{\text{Propyl alcohol}}{\mathop{\overset{{}}{\mathop{CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-OH}}}}+Mg<\begin{matrix} I \\ OH \\ \end{matrix} $