Grignard reagent reacts with HCHO to produce:

Question

Grignard reagent reacts with HCHO to produce: (A) secondary alcohol (B) anhydride (C) and acid (D) primary alcohol

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Grignard reagent (R-MgX) reacts with formaldehyde (HCHO) which upon hydrolysis gives 1° - alcohol. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/eb695da180fa68bc6dff9d901af63e86-.png" />

Q. Grignard reagent reacts with $H C H O$ to produce:

secondary alcohol

anhydride

and acid

primary alcohol

Grignard reagent $(R - M g X)$ reacts with formaldehyde $(H C H O)$ which upon hydrolysis gives $1^{\circ}$ - alcohol.

Q. Grignard reagent reacts with HCHO to produce: