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On conversion into Grignard followed by treatment with ethanol,how many alkyl halides(excluding stereoisomers) would yield 2-methyl butane?

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2

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3

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4

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5

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Solution

The correct option is D 4

$R X M g - -- \to e t h e r R M g X e t h a n o l - --------- \to - M g (C l) O C_{2} H_{5} R - H$
On conversion into Grignard followed by treatment with ethanol, four alkyl halides(excluding stereoisomers) would yield 2-methyl butane.

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