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Addition of cyanide, bisulphite, Grignard reagents
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CH
X
3
MgBr
is added to formaldehyde in dry ether, followed by
H
X
3
O
X
+
. The product is
A
propan-2-ol
B
methanol
C
2-methylpropan-2-ol
D
ethanol
Answer: D
Grignard reagents add to
HCHO
to give primary alcohols with one more carbon:
CH
X
3
MgBr
+
HCHO
CH
X
3
CH
X
2
OMgBr
, and hydrolysis gives
CH
X
3
CH
X
2
OH
.
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