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2-Phenylethanol may be prepared by the reactionof phenylmagnesium bromide with

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`HCHO`
`CH_(4)CHO`
`CH_(3)COCH_(3)`

Solution :2-Phenylethanol, `OVERSET(1)(C)H_(2)OH overset(2)(C)H_(2)C_(6)H_(5)`, is a `1^(@)` alcohol which can be PREPARED from `C_(6)H_(5)MgBr` by treating with ethylene oxide (note that HCHO will introduced only one carbon atom, i.e., it will give `C_(6)H_(5)CH_(2)OH` annd not `C_(6)H_(5)CH_(3)CH_(2)OH`).


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