An organic compound A reacts with methyl magnesium iodide to form an addition product, which on hydrolysis forms the compound B. Compound B gives blue coloured salt in Victor-Meyer test. The compounds A and B respectively are

acetaldehyde and tertiary butyl alcohol

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acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol

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acetaldehyde and isopropyl alcohol

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acetone and isopropyl alcohol

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Solution

The correct option is C
acetaldehyde and isopropyl alcohol

Compound B is a sec. alcohol since it gives blue colour in Victor-Meyer test and sec alcohol are obtained by the action of CH₃MgIon an aldehyde other than formaldehyde

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Ethyl magnesium iodide reacts with which of the following compound to give 2 - methyl butan - 2 - ol after hydrolysis?

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