Formaldehyde gives an additive product with methyl magnesium iodide which on aqueous hydrolysis yields:
A
ethyl iodide
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B
ethyl alcohol
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C
methyl alcohol
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D
methyl iodide
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Solution
The correct option is B ethyl alcohol Aldehydes on reaction with grignard reagents followed by hydrolysis yield alcohols.
So, the correct option is (b).