Question

methyl magnesium iodide reacts with ethyl alcohol to produce what product ​

Answer 1

When methyl magnesium iodide is reacted with ethanol , methane ( CH$_{4}$ ) is formed .

• Methyl group in the Grignard reagent has a lone pair with a negative charge. This methyl group attacks the hydrogen atom of the -OH group of the ethyl alcohol and takes that hydrogen atom towards the methyl group .
• Thus methane is formed from the reaction .