JEE Main Chemistry question

Which solvent may be used instead of ether in the preparation of a Grignard reagent?

(A)THF
(B) (anisole)
(C) (-dimethylaniline)
(D)All are correctCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

A Grignard reagent, once formed, is a Lewis-acidic magnesium centre that is readily solvated and kept in solution by any sufficiently donor (Lewis-basic) solvent. Tetrahydrofuran (THF), like diethyl ether, is a good coordinating ether solvent; anisole (an aryl ether) and -dimethylaniline (a tertiary aromatic

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