Question

A Grignard reagent may be made by reacting magnesium with

• A. Methyl amine
• B. Diethyl ether
• C. Ethyl iodide
• D. Ethyl alcohol

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}I+Mg\underset{\text{Ether}}{\overset{\text{Dry}}{\to }}\underset{\text{Ethyl magnesium iodide}}{C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}MgI}$