Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 12, Problem 14P
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The products for the given reactions are to be predicted.

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Grignard reagent reactions with carbonyl groups are treated as acid base reactions.

The reaction of Grignard reagents with carbonyl groups yields secondary and tertiary alcohols as their products. These reactions are a two-step reaction. In first step, nucleophilic addition of carbonyl group takes place because Grignard reagent being nucleophilic uses its lone pair of electrons to form a bond with a carbon atom. This results in the formation of an alkoxide ion which remains associated with Mg2+ and X.

Organic Chemistry, Chapter 12, Problem 14P , additional homework tip  1

In the second step, addition of aqueous HX causes the protonation of the alkoxide ion which leads to the formation of the alcohol and MgX2 .

Organic Chemistry, Chapter 12, Problem 14P , additional homework tip  2

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