grignard

CH3NHCH2CHO+CH3MgBr-> ?

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Debanjana Mukher ·

actually it was an mcq with the question-which of these will NOT give alcohol and this was one of the answers.so it wont be alcohol.but y??wat will it give..

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Asish Mahapatra ·

there is an acidic hydrogen which will be preferentially abstracted in N-H so nucleophilic addition will not take place

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Debanjana Mukher ·

ok...could you please write the product?

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qwerty ·

Bonne annee is correct , grignard reagent contains one of the strongest bases in it , i.e R- , and hence it abstracts a proton , wichwill be an acid base reaction , i.e a very fast reaction .

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Asish Mahapatra ·

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Debotosh.. ·

yes, asish is right !

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