Question

HCHO+CH3MgBr gives ?

Answer 1

hcho+ch3mgbr -> ch4+mgbroh

Answer 2

Answer: This will lead to the production of ethanol.

Explanation:

$CH_3MgBr$ is considered as a Grignard reagent and is known as methyl magnesium bromide. When this is reacted with formaldehyde, it results in the formation of 1° alcohol which is ethanol.

The alkyl group in the Grignard reagent acts as a nucleophile and it gets added to the electrophilic carbon of aldehyde.

The chemical equation for this reaction is given below in the image.