Aldehydes other than formaldehyde react with Grignard reagent to give addition products which on hydrolysis give

Question

Aldehydes other than formaldehyde react with Grignard reagent to give addition products which on hydrolysis give (A) tertiary alcohols (B) secondary alcohols (C) primary alcohols (D) carboxylic acids

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Formaldehyde forms primary alcohol while all other aldehydes form secondary alcohols on reaction with Grignard’s reagent followed by hydrolysis.

Q. Aldehydes other than formaldehyde react with Grignard reagent to give addition products which on hydrolysis give

tertiary alcohols

secondary alcohols

primary alcohols

carboxylic acids

Formaldehyde forms primary alcohol while all other aldehydes form secondary alcohols on reaction with Grignard’s reagent followed by hydrolysis.