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What Not to Do with Grignard Reagents

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Identify the reaction in which alcohol is formed by breakdown of sucrose in presence of an enzyme zymase.

A

Fermentation

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Inversion

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Esterification

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D

Rearrangement

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Solution

The correct option is A Fermentation
The fermentation reaction is:

$C_{12} H_{22} O_{11} + H_{2} O Zymase - -- \to 4 C_{2} H_{5} OH + 4 {CO}_{2}$

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