Which of the following compounds give a ketone with grignard reagent?
Which of the following compounds give a ketone with grignard reagent?
Formaldehyde
Ethyl alcohol
Methyl cyanide
Methyl iodide
Solution
Methyl cyanide gives a ketone with grignard reagent. For example, methylcyanide reacts with methyl magnesium bromide to form an adduct magnesium bromide propan-2-ylideneamide which on hydrolysis gives propan-2-one.
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