Question

which of the following reagents will give a primary alcohol on reacting with a grignard reagent-(a)methanol (b) ethanol (c) propanone (d) benzaldehyde​

Answer 1

Answer:

Grignard Reagents. The Grignard Reaction is the addition of an organomagnesium halide (Grignard reagent) to a ketone or aldehyde, to form a tertiary or secondary alcohol, respectively. The reaction with formaldehyde leads to a primary alcohol.