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Primary alcohols are obtained by the reaction of Grignard reagent with:

A
CH3COCH3
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HCOOH
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C
HCHO
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CH3CHO
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Solution

The correct option is C HCHO
Grignard reagents act as nucleophiles that attack the electrophilic centre of formaldehyde to give primary alcohol.

The reaction for the formation of a primary alcohol is as follows:

RMgX+HCHORCH2OH+MgXOH

Option C is correct.

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