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Dehydration of Alcohols

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To convert a secondary alcohol into higher tertiary alcohol by Grignard reagent, the intermediate product is:

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aldehyde

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ketone

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carboxylic acid

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ether

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Solution

The correct option is B ketone
The correct option is B. Ketone is the intermediate functional group which is formed in the conversion of secondary alcohol to the tertiary alcohol.

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