Question

$CH_3MgI$ will give methane with

• A. $C_2H_5OH$
• B. $CH_3 - CH_2 - NH_2$
• C. both of these (a and b)
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Methyl magnesium iodide, $CH _{3} MgI$ will give methane with both $C _{2} H _{5} OH$ and $CH _{3} CH _{2} NH _{2}$.

$CH _{3} MgI + C _{2} H _{5} OH \longrightarrow \underset{\text { Methane }}{ CH _{2}}+ Mg \left( OC _{2} H _{5}\right) I$

$CH _{3} MgI + CH _{3} CH _{2} NH _{2} \longrightarrow \underset{\text{Methane}}{CH _{4}}+ Mg \left( NHCH _{2} CH _{3}\right) I$