Question

Dialkyl cadmium reacts with a compound to form ketone. The compound is :

• A. an acid
• B. an acid chloride
• C. an ester
• D. carbon monoxide

Answer 1

The correct option is B an acid chloride

Preparation of Ketones from Acid Chloride :
$\text{Acid chlorides}\to \text{Ketones}\Rightarrow \text{Reagent used is Dialkyl cadmium}$
General reaction:


Prepration of dialkyl cadmium:

Mechanism of the Reaction of Acid Chloride with Dialkyl Cadmium :