Question

How will you convert the following (write chemical equation):

Formaldehyde to ethanol.

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{\phantom{...................................................}CH3\phantom{....................}CH3\phantom{...........}Br\phantom{..............}}\\
\phantom{...................................................}|\phantom{........................}|\phantom{.............}/\phantom{................}\\
\ce{CH3MgBr + H - C = O -> H - C - OMgBr ->[+HOH][]H - C - OH + Mg}\\
\phantom{..................................}|\phantom{...............}|\phantom{........................}|\phantom{.............}\backslash\phantom{...............}\\
\ce{\phantom{...........................}H\phantom{..............}H\phantom{.....................}\underset{ethanol}{H}\phantom{............}OH\phantom{.....}}
\end{array}\]