Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 262
Question: The reagent which easily reacts with ethanol and propanol is
[MP PET 1989]
Options:
A) Fehling solution
B) Grignard reagent
C) Schiff’s reagent
D) Tollen’s reagent
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ C_2H_5OH+R-Mg-X\to \underset{Alkane}{\mathop{RH}}+C_2H_5OMgX $
$ C_3H_7OH+R-Mg-X\to RH+C_3H_7OMgX $