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Which compound is produced when ethyl magnesium chloride reacts with formaldehyde followed by hydrolysis?

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Ethyl magnesium chloride (CH₃CH₂MgCl) reacts with formaldehyde (HCHO), adding the ethyl group to the carbonyl carbon, and hydrolysis yields propan-1-ol (CH₃CH₂CH₂OH).

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