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- Alkyl Halideschemistry-mcqs › alkyl-halides
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- 18 Mar 2019
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- 28 May 2026
Explanation
When ethylene oxide undergoes nucleophilic attack by a Grignard reagent followed by acidic workup, the ring opens to form a primary alcohol. This occurs because the Grignard reagent attacks the less hindered carbon of the epoxide, resulting in a primary alcohol after hydrolysis.
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Practice related questions from the same subject.
- 1.Which type of reactions do alkyl halides typically undergo?
- 2.Which of the following starting materials can be used with a Grignard reagent to produce a straight-chain alcohol?
- 3.Why are alkyl halides highly reactive when interacting with nucleophiles?
- 4.Which pair of reaction mechanisms share an identical initial step?
- 5.Which type of alkyl halide is most suitable for an SN2 reaction?
- 6.What is the product obtained when carbon dioxide reacts with ethyl magnesium iodide, followed by acid hydrolysis?
- 7.What is the product when two moles of ethyl chloride react with two moles of sodium metal in an ether solvent?
- 8.Which of the following alkyl halides is capable of undergoing both SN1 and SN2 reaction mechanisms?
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