Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 180
Question: Formaldehyde gives an additive product with methyl magnesium iodide which on aqueous hydrolysis gives
[MP PMT/PET 1988]
Options:
A) Isopropyl alcohol
B) Ethyl alcohol
C) Methyl alcohol
D) Propyl alcohol
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ \begin{matrix} H \\ H \\ \end{matrix}>C=O\xrightarrow{CH_3MgI}\underset{CH_3}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{CH_2}}}}-O-MgI\xrightarrow{Hydrolysis} $
$ CH_3-CH_2-OH+Mg<\begin{matrix} I \\ OH \\ \end{matrix} $
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