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What is formed after the hydrolysis of the product of the reaction between benzonitrile and methyl magnesium bromide in dry ether?(a) Phenyl acetaldehyde(b) Acetophenone(c) 1-Phenylpropanone(d) BenzaldehydeThis question was addressed to me in my homework.The origin of the question is Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones in section Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids of Chemistry – Class 12 |
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Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is (B) Acetophenone The best I can explain: When a nitrile is treated with a Grignard reagent in the presence of dry ether, an addition product is formed which on hydrolysis GIVES a ketone. |
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