A chemist needs to synthesize 1-propanol using Ethyl magnesium bromide. Which carbonyl compound should be reacted with this Grignard reagent to succeed?
Q1. A chemist needs to synthesize 1-propanol using Ethyl magnesium bromide. Which carbonyl compound should be reacted with this Grignard reagent to succeed?
Answer: Formaldehyde
Explanation: Formaldehyde is the only aldehyde that reacts with Grignard reagents to produce a primary alcohol; others produce secondary or tertiary alcohols.