JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes / हैलोएल्केन तथा हैलोएरीन्स Question Bank Properties of Halogen Containing Compounds

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    Alkyl halides react with Mg in dry ether to form [DPMT 2000; MP PET 2001]

    A) Magnesium halide

    B) Grignard's reagent

    C) Alkene

    D) Alkyne

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Alkyl halide reacts with Mg in presence of dry ether to give alkyl magnesium halide which is also called as Grignard reagent. This reaction is also called as Grignard?s reaction. \[R-X+Mg\underset{\text{ether}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{dry}}}}\,\underset{\text{Grignard }\!\!'\!\!\text{ s}\,\,\text{reagent}}{\mathop{R-Mg-X}}\,\]


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