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 $