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CH3Br+MgEther−−AHCHO−−−BHOH−−C
Compound C is:

  1. acetic acid
  2. acetaldehyde
  3. ethyl alcohol
  4. formic acid

A
acetic acid
B
ethyl alcohol
C
formic acid
D
acetaldehyde
Solution
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A is CH3MgBr (grignard reagent).

CH3MgBr+HCHOHC|CH3HOMgBr+

CH3CH2OMgBr+HOHCH3CH2OHEthyl alcohol

C is ethyl alcohol (addition of Grignard reagent to a carbonyl compound)

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