Q. The reaction of Grignard reagent with carbonyl compound is a nucleophilic addition reaction. This reaction on hydrolysis produces

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Solution:

The first step of the reaction is the nucleophilic addition of Grignard reagent to the carbonyl group to form an adduct. Hydrolysis of this adduct yields an alcohol.

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