Chemistry, asked by AsifKhan210, 9 months ago

The product of following reaction is
2CH₃MgBr + CH₂O →
(a) CH₃OH (b) C₂H₅OH
(c) CH₄ (d) C₂H₆

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Answered by chemisst
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The product of following reaction is C₂H₅OH.

Explanation:

Chemical reaction:

CH₃MgBr + CH₂O  → C₂H₅OH + MgBrOH

Mechanism:

CH₃MgBr + H₂C=O       →     CH₃CH₂-O⁻MgBr    →   CH₃CH₂-OH + MgBrOH

                                  (ETHER)                           (H₃O⁺)

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