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JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3hx078

Phenylmagnesium bromide is treated with ethanal and the product is hydrolysed with $H X_{3} O X^{+}$ . The product is

A1-phenylethanol
Bphenylmethanol
C2-phenylpropan-2-ol
D2-phenylethanol

Answer: A

The phenyl carbanion adds to the carbonyl carbon of

CH X_{3} CHO

, giving

C X_{6} H X_{5} - CH (CH X_{3}) - OMgBr

. Hydrolysis yields a secondary alcohol,

C X_{6} H X_{5} CH (OH) CH X_{3}

, which is 1-phenylethanol.

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