JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3hx171
Which of the following halides can be converted directly into its Grignard reagent with Mg in dry ether without the reagent destroying itself?
A4-bromoaniline
B1-bromo-4-methoxybenzene
C4-bromobenzoic acid
D4-bromophenol
Answer: B
Grignard reagents are destroyed by acidic O-H and N-H groups in the same molecule. The phenolic OH, COOH and NHX2 groups would protonate the reagent, whereas the methoxy ether group is inert and the ether oxygen even helps solvate Mg.