Question

what happens when formaldehyde is reacted with dimethyl zinc (ch3-zn-ch3) giving addition a product which on hydrolysis gives​

Answer 1

Answer:

Dimethylzinc, also known as Zinc methyl, DMZ, or DMZn is a colorless volatile liquid Zn(CH3)2, formed by the action of methyl iodide on zinc at elevated temperature or on zinc sodium alloy.

Dimethylzinc

Ball-and-stick model of dimethylzinc

Names

IUPAC name

dimethylzinc

Identifiers

CAS Number

544-97-8 check

3D model (JSmol)

Interactive image

ChEBI

CHEBI:51497 check

ChemSpider

10254473 check

ECHA InfoCard

100.008.077 Edit this at Wikidata

PubChem CID

11010

UNII

8H6R0N8W2F check

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

DTXSID5060271 Edit this at Wikidata

InChI

InChI=1S/2CH3.Zn/h2*1H3; check

Key: AXAZMDOAUQTMOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N check

InChI=1/2CH3.Zn/h2*1H3;/rC2H6Zn/c1-3-2/h1-2H3

Key: AXAZMDOAUQTMOW-WPFVDKAYAX

SMILES

C[Zn]C