When ethyl magnesium iodide is treated with a few drops of water, which gas is evolved as the primary organic product?
Q1. When ethyl magnesium iodide is treated with a few drops of water, which gas is evolved as the primary organic product?
Answer: Ethane
Explanation: Ethane is produced because Grignard reagents contain a highly basic carbanion that abstracts protons from water to form alkanes.