JEE Main Chemistry question

Grignard reagent is prepared by the reaction between:

(A)Zinc and alkyl halide
(B)Magnesium and alkyl halideCorrect
(C)Magnesium and alkane
(D)Magnesium and aromatic hydrocarbon

Answer: (B)

Solution

A Grignard reagent is specifically formed by inserting magnesium metal into the carbon–halogen bond of an alkyl (or aryl) halide in dry ether: . Zinc with an

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