Chapter 17, Problem 17.30P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Synthesis of the given molecule is to be shown using each of the three Grignard Reagents from Equation 17-44.

Concept introduction:

The reaction between a carbonyl compound and a Grignard reagent is one of the most important reactions of organic synthesis. There are two main reasons for it being so important. First, this is a carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction and helps in constructing the desired carbon skeleton of a target compound. Second, an OH group is generated at one of the carbon atoms joined by the new bond, so the characteristic reactivity of the OH group can be used to carry out further changes at that carbon. This helps in retrosynthetic analysis. Disconnecting different $\text{C-C}$ bonds can give us different precursors.