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ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesMHT CET

Which of the following compounds gives 3-ethylpentan-3-ol by action of ethyl magnesium iodide followed by acid hydrolysis?

Answer: (D)

Solution

3-Ethylpentan-3-ol has three ethyl groups on the carbinol carbon, so the ketone must carry two ethyl groups, i.e. (pentan-3-one), to which

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