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Identify the products of the following reaction:
Methyl alcohol + Ethyl magnesium bromide = ?

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CH4 and CH3OMgBr
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CH4 and CH3CH2OMgBr
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C2H6 and CH3OMgBr
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C2H6 and CH3CH2OMgBr
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Solution

The correct option is C C2H6 and CH3OMgBr
Alcohols reacts with Grignard reagents to form hydrocarbons. Also, the alkane formed from this reaction corresponds to the alkyl group of the Grignard reagent and not the alcohol.
CH3OH+CH3CH2MgBrCH3CH3+CH3OMgBr

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