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  4. A ketone upon reaction with ethyl magnesium bromide (Grignard reagent) followed by hydrolysis gave a product which on dehydration gave an alkene. The alkene on ozonolysis gave diethyl ketone and acetaldehyde. The ketone is

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Q. A ketone upon reaction with ethyl magnesium bromide (Grignard reagent) followed by hydrolysis gave a product which on dehydration gave an alkene. The alkene on ozonolysis gave diethyl ketone and acetaldehyde. The ketone is

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

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This alkene can be obtained from

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As the alcohol is produced by reaction as $C _{2} H _{5} MgBr$ with ketone thus the alcohol should be tertiary (I).

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