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An ester on treatment with excess of Grignard reagent followed by acidification gives Butane-2-ol and 3-methylpentan-3-ol. Predict the reactant from the following :
A
+ C 2 H 5 MgBr
B
+ CH 3 MgBr
C
+ C 2 H 5 MgBr
D
+ 
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Alcohols obtained from reaction of ester with Grignard reagent will have two identical alkyl group which comes from Grignard reagent.
Therefore for 
& 
reactant should be 
and CH 3 CH 2 MgBr.
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