JEE Main Chemistry question
Treatment of acetaldehyde with ethyl magnesium bromide and subsequent hydrolysis gives:
Answer: (B)
Solution
C₂H₅MgBr adds to CH₃CHO giving, after hydrolysis, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₃ (butan-2-ol), a secondary alcohol.
Treatment of acetaldehyde with ethyl magnesium bromide and subsequent hydrolysis gives:
C₂H₅MgBr adds to CH₃CHO giving, after hydrolysis, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₃ (butan-2-ol), a secondary alcohol.