Ethyl ethanoate is treated with excess CH3MgBr in dry ether and then with aqueous acid. The organic product other than ethanol is

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Ethyl ethanoate is treated with excess $CH X_{3} MgBr$ in dry ether and then with aqueous acid. The organic product other than ethanol is

The first equivalent gives propanone (

CH X_{3} COCH X_{3}

) after loss of

C X_{2} H X_{5} OMgBr

. Propanone is more reactive than the ester and takes a second equivalent to give

(CH X_{3}) X_{3} C - OMgBr

, which on hydrolysis is

(CH X_{3}) X_{3} C - OH