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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Ketones react with Grignard reagents to form an addition product which on hydrolysis gives a
Options
A Primary alcohol
B Tertiary alcohol
Correct Answer
C Secondary alcohol
D Ketal
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Ketones (R-CO-R') react with Grignard reagents to form tertiary alcohols after hydrolysis. The Grignard reagent adds to the carbonyl carbon, creating a new C-C bond, and the resulting alkoxide is protonated to give a tertiary alcohol.

Hint

What type of alcohol is formed from a ketone and a Grignard reagent?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1249 of 1999
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