NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3ap003
Reaction of ethylene oxide with CHX3MgBr in dry ether, followed by HX3OX+, gives
Aethanol
Bpropan-2-ol
Cbutan-1-ol
Dpropan-1-ol
Answer: D
The nucleophilic CHX3X− opens the ring at a ring carbon, giving CHX3−CHX2−CHX2−OMgBr. Hydrolysis gives propan-1-ol, a primary alcohol containing one carbon from the methyl group plus two from the epoxide, three in all.