Question

Acetone reacts with Grignard reagent to form :

• A. $3^{\circ }$ alcohol
• B. $2^{\circ }$ alcohol
• C. ether
• D. no reaction

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Formaldehyde $\underset{\text{reagent}}{\overset{\text{Grignard}}{\to }}{1}^{\circ }$ alcohol
All other aldehyde $\underset{\text{Reagent}}{\overset{\text{Grignard}}{\to }}{2}^{\circ }$ alcohol
Ketones $\stackrel{\text{Grignard reagent}}{\to }{3}^{\circ }$ alcohol$