
Interpretation:
The effect on the Grignard reagent in the reaction of one equivalent of methylmagnesium iodide with ethyl acetoacetate is to be explained and the location of deuterium in the recovered ethyl acetoacetate is to be identified.
Concept introduction:
Grignard reagents react with
The Grignard reagent adds to the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones due to electronegativity difference between carbon and oxygen.
A molecule that consists of a ketone group on the
Diethyl malonate and ethyl acetoacetate are some examples of

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Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
- Organic ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305580350Author:William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. FootePublisher:Cengage Learning

