JEE Main Chemistry question

The treatment of CH₃MgX with CH₃–C≡C–H produces

Answer: (A)

Solution

The terminal alkyne's acidic C≡C–H (pKa ≈ 25) is rapidly deprotonated by the strongly basic Grignard reagent (an acid–base reaction that

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Question ID VK-139570