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Propanone is treated with and the product is hydrolysed with . The alcohol obtained is

  1. Apropan-2-ol
  2. Bbutan-2-ol
  3. C2-methylpropan-1-ol
  4. D2-methylpropan-2-ol

Answer: D

Ketones react with Grignard reagents to give tertiary alcohols. plus gives , which on hydrolysis gives 2-methylpropan-2-ol.
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