Which one of the following compounds will not react with CH_3MgBr? **[UP SEE 2009]**

JEE Main Chemistry question

Which one of the following compounds will not react with ? **[UP SEE 2009]**

(A)Ethyl acetate
(B)Acetone
(C)Dimethyl etherCorrect
(D)Ethanol

Answer: (C)

Solution

Grignard reagents react with compounds containing either acidic hydrogen (giving a simple acid–base reaction, as with ethanol) or a carbonyl group (giving addition, as with ethyl acetate or

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