Question

Explain why dialkylcadmium is considered superior to Grignard reagent for the preparation of
a ketone from an acid chloride?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Dialkyl cadmium is considered superior to grignard's reagent for preparation of ketones. This is so because dialkyl cadmium can only reduce acids to ketones, but grignard's reagent reduces ketones further to tertiary alcohols. because grignard reagent will react further with ketones to give tertiary alcohols.