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How many of the following compounds give `1^(@)` alcohol with Grignard reagent `(CH_(3) MgBr)` is :
Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde, Ethylethanoate, Acetone, Oxirane, Acetyl chloride, Acetamide, Carbon dioxide, Methyl methanoate.

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To determine how many of the given compounds yield a primary alcohol when reacted with the Grignard reagent (CH₃MgBr), we will analyze each compound step by step. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Acetaldehyde (CH₃CHO)**: - Acetaldehyde reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile (CH₃⁻) attacks the carbonyl carbon (C=O), leading to the formation of a secondary alcohol after hydrolysis. - **Result**: Does not give a primary alcohol. 2. **Formaldehyde (HCHO)**: - Formaldehyde reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile attacks the carbonyl carbon, resulting in the formation of a primary alcohol (ethanol) after hydrolysis. - **Result**: Gives a primary alcohol. 3. **Ethyl Ethanoate (C₂H₅COOCH₃)**: - Ethyl ethanoate reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile attacks the carbonyl carbon, leading to the formation of a tertiary alcohol after two reactions with the Grignard reagent. - **Result**: Does not give a primary alcohol. 4. **Acetone (CH₃COCH₃)**: - Acetone reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile attacks the carbonyl carbon, resulting in the formation of a tertiary alcohol after hydrolysis. - **Result**: Does not give a primary alcohol. 5. **Oxirane (C₂H₄O)**: - Oxirane (an epoxide) reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile attacks the less hindered carbon, leading to the formation of a primary alcohol after hydrolysis. - **Result**: Gives a primary alcohol. 6. **Acetyl Chloride (CH₃COCl)**: - Acetyl chloride reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile attacks the carbonyl carbon, leading to the formation of a tertiary alcohol after hydrolysis. - **Result**: Does not give a primary alcohol. 7. **Acetamide (CH₃CONH₂)**: - Acetamide reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile attacks the carbonyl carbon, but the reaction leads to the formation of methane (CH₄) instead of an alcohol. - **Result**: Does not give a primary alcohol. 8. **Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)**: - Carbon dioxide reacts with CH₃MgBr to form a carboxylic acid (after hydrolysis), not an alcohol. - **Result**: Does not give a primary alcohol. 9. **Methyl Methanoate (HCOOCH₃)**: - Methyl methanoate reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile attacks the carbonyl carbon, leading to the formation of acetaldehyde (which is a secondary alcohol) after hydrolysis. - **Result**: Does not give a primary alcohol. ### Summary of Results: - Compounds that give primary alcohol: **Formaldehyde** and **Oxirane**. - Total count of compounds giving primary alcohol: **2**. ### Final Answer: **2**

To determine how many of the given compounds yield a primary alcohol when reacted with the Grignard reagent (CH₃MgBr), we will analyze each compound step by step. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Acetaldehyde (CH₃CHO)**: - Acetaldehyde reacts with CH₃MgBr. The nucleophile (CH₃⁻) attacks the carbonyl carbon (C=O), leading to the formation of a secondary alcohol after hydrolysis. - **Result**: Does not give a primary alcohol. ...
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