When phenyl magnesium bromide reacts with tertiary butyl alcohol, the product formed will be:

phenol

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benzene

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tertiary butyl phenyl ether

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tertiary butyl benzene

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Solution

The correct option is D benzene
$C_{6} H_{5} M g B r + {({C H}_{3})}_{3} C O H ⟶ C_{6} H_{6} + {({C H}_{3})}_{3} C O M g B r$
Grignard reagent reacts with compound containing active hydrogen to form hydrocarbons corresponding to alkyl (or aryl) part of the reagent.

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