Starting from methyl magnesium iodide, how would you prepare (i) Ethyl methyl ether (ii) methyl cyanide (iii) methane.

Starting from methyl magnesium iodide, how would you prepare (i) Ethyl

1.	Starting from methyl magnesium iodide, how would you prepare (i) Ethyl methyl ether (ii) methyl cyanide (iii) methane.
Answer» Solution :(i) ETHYL methyl ether: Lower haBogenated ether reacts with grignard reagent to form HIGHER ether. `underset("Chloro dim ethyl ether")(CH_3 - O - CH_2Cl) + underset("iodide")underset("Methyl magnesium")(CH_3MgI) to underset("ETHYLMETHYL ether")(CH_3 - O - CH_2 - CH_3)` (II) Methyl cyanide: Grignard reagent reacts with cyanogen chloride to form alkyl cyanide. (iii) Methane: Grignard reagent reacts with water to give methane as product.