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What is the major product in the following series of reactions? Please explain your answer

What is the major product in the following series of reactions? Please explain your answer

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What is the major product in the following series of reactions? Please explain your answer. 

The image shows a chemical reaction scheme involving several organic compounds. The initial reactant is phenylacetylene, which undergoes a sequential reaction with three reagents: 1. **CH₃MgBr (methylmagnesium bromide)** - a Grignard reagent 2. **CH₃CHO (acetaldehyde)** 3. **H₂O (water)** The product of this reaction is not explicitly shown, represented by a question mark. Following this are five potential product structures labeled I to V: - **Compound I**: A tertiary alcohol with a phenyl group, a propan-2-ol moiety. - **Compound II**: A secondary alcohol with a phenyl group, similar to compound I but with a different position of the hydroxyl group. - **Compound III**: A ketone with a phenyl group and a methyl propenone side chain. - **Compound IV**: A conjugated enynone with a phenyl group directly attached to an acetylenic carbonyl. - **Compound V**: An alkynyl alcohol with a phenyl group and a terminal hydroxyl group. The sequence suggests a Grignard reaction involving nucleophilic addition to form alcohol intermediates or ketones, potentially followed by further transformations.
Transcribed Image Text:The image shows a chemical reaction scheme involving several organic compounds. The initial reactant is phenylacetylene, which undergoes a sequential reaction with three reagents: 1. **CH₃MgBr (methylmagnesium bromide)** - a Grignard reagent 2. **CH₃CHO (acetaldehyde)** 3. **H₂O (water)** The product of this reaction is not explicitly shown, represented by a question mark. Following this are five potential product structures labeled I to V: - **Compound I**: A tertiary alcohol with a phenyl group, a propan-2-ol moiety. - **Compound II**: A secondary alcohol with a phenyl group, similar to compound I but with a different position of the hydroxyl group. - **Compound III**: A ketone with a phenyl group and a methyl propenone side chain. - **Compound IV**: A conjugated enynone with a phenyl group directly attached to an acetylenic carbonyl. - **Compound V**: An alkynyl alcohol with a phenyl group and a terminal hydroxyl group. The sequence suggests a Grignard reaction involving nucleophilic addition to form alcohol intermediates or ketones, potentially followed by further transformations.
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Step 1: Grignard reagent

Alkyl magnesium halide is known as a Grignard reagent. The general formula of the Grignard reagent is RMgX. Where R is an alkyl group and X is a halide (Cl, Br, or I).

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