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 $