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Ethyl alcohol cannot be used as a solvent for methyl magnesium iodide because

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METHYL MAGNESIUM iodide REACT with alcohol givingmethane
The reaction between them is explosive in nature
Methyl magnesium iodide is converted to ethyl magnesium iodide
Alcohol is IMMISCIBLE with methyl magnesium iodide

Solution :Methyl magnesium iodide reacts with ethanol to GIVE methane.


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