MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #645

Ethyl magnesium bromide is bubbled with dry ice and the resulting complex is hydrolyzed with dilute HCl. What is the final organic product?

MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #645

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Ethyl magnesium bromide is bubbled with dry ice and the resulting complex is hydrolyzed with dilute HCl. What is the final organic product?

    • A) Propanol
    • B) Propanoic acid
    • C) Propanone
    • D) Ethyl propanoate

    Answer: Propanoic acid

    Explanation: Grignard reagents react with carbon dioxide to form carboxylic acids after acidification; alcohols are wrong because they require reaction with carbonyl compounds.