Question

When acetone is treated with Grignard’s reagent, followed by hydrolysis, the product formed is ______.

Options

• Secondary alcohol

• Tertiary alcohol

• Primary alcohol

• Aldehyde

Answer 1

When acetone is treated with Grignard’s reagent, followed by hydrolysis, the product formed is tertiary alcohol.

Explanation:

Acetone is a ketone. When a ketone reacts with a Grignard reagent followed by hydrolysis, the product formed is always a tertiary alcohol because the carbonyl carbon already has two alkyl groups attached.