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Offline Markleahy

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Grignard Reaction
« on: February 03, 2013, 04:17:54 PM »
   The reaction of a phenyl Grignard reagent with propanal will give, after the usual acid workup

a) 1-phenyl-1-propanol

b) 2-phenyl-1-propanol

c) 1-phenyl-2-propanol

d) 2-phenyl-2-propanol

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Re: Grignard Reaction
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 04:21:13 PM »
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Grignard Reaction
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 04:24:05 PM »
A typical Grignard reagent will react with all of the following except

a) water

b) oxygen

c) methanol

d) dimethyl ether

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Re: Grignard Reaction
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 04:24:59 PM »
I think , it's D because it's a hydrocarbon

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Re: Grignard Reaction
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2013, 04:26:51 PM »
Dimethyl ether is not a hydrocarbon. It is an ether! And it does not react with Grignard reagents.
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Re: Grignard Reaction
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2013, 04:27:01 PM »
After going through the mechanism , I came up with B .

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Re: Grignard Reaction
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2013, 04:29:49 PM »
Why don't you show us your mechanism, as your answer is unfortunately not correct.
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