Question
Question: Aldehydes other than formaldehyde react with Grignard’s reagent to give addition products which on h...
Aldehydes other than formaldehyde react with Grignard’s reagent to give addition products which on hydrolysis give.
A
Tertiary alcohols
B
Secondary alcohols
C
Primary alcohols
D
Carboxylic acids.
Answer
Secondary alcohols
Explanation
Solution
: formaldehyde forms primary alcohol while all other aldehydes form secondary alcohols on reaction with Grignard’s reagent followed by hydrolysis.
