Identify substrate 'A' in the following reaction 2n , A Dimethyl cadmium 2n Propanone + n Cadmium chloride

MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

Identify substrate 'A' in the following reaction Propanone Cadmium chloride

(A)Ethyl chloride
(B)Ethylene dichloride
(C)Ethanoyl chlorideCorrect
(D)Ethylidene dichloride

Answer: (C)

Solution

Acid chlorides react with dialkylcadmium reagents to give ketones: . Here the reagent is dimethylcadmium and the products are propanone () and . The carbonyl group of the ketone and one methyl come from

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