Question

c3h7mgbr+ethanoic acid

Answer 1

Propane and Magnesium Bromoacetate

Answer 2

The reaction between a Grignard reagent (C₃H₇MgBr) and a carboxylic acid (ethanoic acid, CH₃COOH) is an acid-base reaction. The Grignard reagent acts as a strong base, abstracting the acidic proton from the ethanoic acid. This results in the formation of an alkane (propane, C₃H₈) and a magnesium salt (magnesium bromoacetate, CH₃COOMgBr). The general reaction is R-MgBr + CH₃COOH → R-H + CH₃COOMgBr, where R is the propyl group (C₃H₇).