JEE Main Chemistry question

A Grignard reagent is prepared by reacting magnesium with:

(A)Methylamine
(B)Diethyl ether
(C)Ethyl iodideCorrect
(D)Ethyl alcohol

Answer: (C)

Solution

A Grignard reagent is formed by the direct insertion of magnesium metal into the carbon–halogen bond of an alkyl (or aryl) halide, carried out in dry ether: . Ethyl iodide readily reacts with Mg in this way (diethyl

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