Organic Compounds Containing Halogens Question 83

Question: Alkyl halides can be converted into Grignard reagents by

[KCET 1989]

Options:

A) Boiling them with Mg ribbon in alcoholic solution

B) Warming them with magnesium powder in dry ether

C) Refluxing them with $ MgCl_2 $ solution

D) Warming them with $ MgCl_2 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ RX+Mg\xrightarrow{\text{Dry ether}}R-Mg-X $