MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #685

A chemist mixes ethylmagnesium bromide with acetone and then adds dilute acid. What is the IUPAC name of the resulting organic product?

MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #685

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A chemist mixes ethylmagnesium bromide with acetone and then adds dilute acid. What is the IUPAC name of the resulting organic product?

    • A) 2-Methyl-2-propanol
    • B) 2-Butanol
    • C) 1-Butanol
    • D) Isobutyl alcohol

    Answer: 2-Methyl-2-propanol

    Explanation: Acetone (a ketone) reacts with Grignard reagents to form tertiary alcohols; acetaldehyde fails because it only produces secondary alcohols.