Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    When phenyl magnesium bromide is reacted with ethyl alcohol, product is

    A)  phenol

    B)  t-butyl benzene

    C)  benzene

    D)  t-butyl phenyl ether

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Alkyl/Aryl group of Grignard reagent has a tendency to give alkane/arene by accepting an acidic hydrogen. \[\underset{Grignard\,\,reagent}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}MgBr}}\,+\underset{hydrogen}{\mathop{\underset{acidic}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH}}\,}}\,\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{benzene}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}}}}\,\]


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