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Chemical Properties of Ethers

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Ethylene oxide when treated with Grignard reagent yields:

A

secondary alcohol

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B

tertiary alcohol

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C

cyclopropyl alcohol

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D

primary alcohol

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Solution

The correct option is C primary alcohol
Ethylene oxide on treatment with Grignard reagent gives additive product which on hydrolysis gives a primary alcohol as a final product.

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