A pharmaceutical lab synthesizes a secondary alcohol by reacting a specific carbonyl compound with a Grignard reagent. Which aldehyde yields a secondary alcohol?
Q1. A pharmaceutical lab synthesizes a secondary alcohol by reacting a specific carbonyl compound with a Grignard reagent. Which aldehyde yields a secondary alcohol?
Answer: Acetaldehyde
Explanation: Acetaldehyde reacts with Grignard reagents to form secondary alcohols. Formaldehyde is tempting but it specifically yields primary alcohols after hydrolysis.