Ethyl magnesium bromide reacts with formaldehyde followed by acid hydrolysis. Which alcohol is produced, contrasting it with the product formed from acetaldehyde?
Q1. Ethyl magnesium bromide reacts with formaldehyde followed by acid hydrolysis. Which alcohol is produced, contrasting it with the product formed from acetaldehyde?
Answer: Propan-1-ol
Explanation: Formaldehyde reacts with Grignard reagents to produce primary alcohols, while all other aldehydes produce secondary alcohols upon hydrolysis.