JEE Main Chemistry question

1-Phenylethanol can be prepared from benzaldehyde by the action of

Answer: (C)

Solution

Methylmagnesium iodide, generated in situ from and Mg in dry ether, adds as a nucleophile to the carbonyl carbon of benzaldehyde to give a

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