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Which of the following aldehydes can produce 1o alcohols when treated with Grignard reagent?(a) Methanal(b) Ethanal(c) Propanal(d) ButanalI had been asked this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.This is a very interesting question from Alcohols and Phenols topic in division Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer» RIGHT choice is (a) Methanal

The best I can explain: Methanal on TREATMENT with Grignard reagent forms an adduct which has only one alkyl group attached to the C atom along with TWO hydrogens and one O-Mg-X (X=halogen) group. This on hydrolysis will form a primary alcohol where the OH group will replace the O-Mg-X group.


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