Identify the product 'B' in the following sequence of reactions CH_3MgBr CdCl_2 A CH_3COCl B

MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Identify the product 'B' in the following sequence of reactions

(A)Dimethyl cadmium
(B)PropanoneCorrect
(C)Butanone
(D)Propanal

Answer: (B)

Solution

Step 1: Grignard reagent with cadmium chloride forms an organocadmium compound: , so A is dimethyl cadmium. Step 2: Dialkylcadmium reagents react with acyl chlorides to give ketones (and stop there, unlike Grignard

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