Which gives a Ketone with a Grignard reagent?
Formaldehyde
Ethyl alcohol
methyl cyanide
methyl iodide
As we learnt in
Ketone formation from nitriles -
Nitrile with Grignard reagent in the presence of ether followed by hydrolysis yields ketone.
- wherein
Option 1)
Formaldehyde
Option is incorrect
Option 2)
Ethyl alcohol
Option is incorrect
Option 3)
methyl cyanide
Option is Correct
Option 4)
methyl iodide
Option is incorrect