Question

Give the necessary equation for the preparation of ethanol from grignard reagent

Answer 1

CH3MgI + HCHO = C2H5OMgI

C2H5OMgI + H3O+ = C2H5OH

Answer 2

Answer:

RMgX

RMgXAuthor of Organic Chemistry and others. Grignard reagent, any of numerous organic derivatives of magnesium (Mg) commonly represented by the general formula RMgX (in which R is a hydrocarbon radical: CH3, C2H5, C6H5, etc.; and X is a halogen atom, usually chlorine, bromine, or iodine).