Organic Compounds Containing Halogens Question 178
Question: Alkyl halides react with Mg in dry ether to form
[DPMT 2000; MP PET 2001]
Options:
A) Magnesium halide
B) Grignard’s reagent
C) Alkene
D) Alkyne
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Alkyl halide reacts with Mg in presence of dry ether to give alkyl magnesium halide which is also called as Grignard reagent. This reaction is also called as Grignard’s reaction. $ R-X+Mg\underset{ether}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{dry}}}\underset{\text{Grignard }’\text{ s}reagent}{\mathop{R-Mg-X}} $
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