Practice question
Question
Which alcohol is produced when ethyl magnesium bromide reacts with propanal followed by hydrolysis?
Explanation
Ethyl magnesium bromide (CH₃CH₂MgBr) reacts with propanal (CH₃CH₂CHO), adding the ethyl group to the carbonyl, yielding pentan-3-ol (CH₃CH₂CH(OH)CH₂CH₃) after hydrolysis.