Whath are the products of the following sequence of reaction?

2-Butanol and Mg(OH)Br

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Butanol and Mg(OH)Br

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2-Butanol and MgHBr

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Butane and Mg(OH)Br

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Solution

The correct option is D Butane and Mg(OH)Br
When alkyl halide reacts with Mg in presence of dry ether, Grignard's reagent is formed. When Grignard's reagent reacts with $H_{2} O$ , it forms alkane. Here Grignard's reagent acts as a strong base. The mechanism of the reaction is as follows:

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