Aldehydes other than formaldehyde react with Grignard's reagent to give addition products which on hydrolysis give:

tertiary alcohols

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secondary alcohols

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primary alcohols

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carboxylic acids

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Solution

The correct option is B secondary alcohols
Formaldehyde forms primary alcohol while all other aldehydes form secondary alcohols on reaction with Grignard's reagent followed by hydrolysis.

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