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is treated with solid and then with dilute acid. The product is

  1. Apropanoic acid
  2. Bmethanol
  3. Cethanal
  4. Dethanoic acid

Answer: D

The methyl carbanion adds to the carbon of to give . Acidification liberates , which has one carbon more than the Grignard alkyl group.
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