Question

suggest a suitable reagent to prepare secondary alcohol with identical group using grignard reagent

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

To produce a primary alcohol, the Grignard reagent is reacted with formaldehyde. Reacting a Grignard reagent with any other aldehyde will lead to a secondary alcohol. Finally, reacting a Grignard reagent with a ketone will generate a tertiary alcohol.

Answer 2

Answer:

acetaldehyde(Ch3cHO)

Explanation:

Acetaldehyde reacts with Grignard reagent to give addition product, which on further undergoes acid hydrolysis to yield secondary alcohol, that is isopropyl

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