How many alkyl bromides would yield isopentane on reaction with Grignard reagent followed by treatment with water?

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How many alkyl bromides would yield isopentane on reaction with Grignard reagent followed by treatment with water? (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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All alkyl bromides having carbon skeleton of isopentane (2-methylbutane (CH3)2CHCH2CH3) will give isopentane via Grignard reagent. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/7c02c85dbf02d78a467033027bd732cb-.png" />

Q. How many alkyl bromides would yield isopentane on reaction with Grignard reagent followed by treatment with water?

All alkyl bromides having carbon skeleton of isopentane (2-methylbutane $(C H_{3})_{2} C H C H_{2} C H_{3}$ ) will give isopentane via Grignard reagent.

Q. How many alkyl bromides would yield isopentane on reaction with Grignard reagent followed by treatment with water?

All alkyl bromides having carbon skeleton of isopentane (2-methylbutane (CH3​)2​CHCH2​CH3​) will give isopentane via Grignard reagent.

All alkyl bromides having carbon skeleton of isopentane (2-methylbutane $(C H_{3})_{2} C H C H_{2} C H_{3}$ ) will give isopentane via Grignard reagent.