Which of the following compounds does not give a tertiary alcohol upon reaction with methyl magnesium bromide

3-methyl pentanol

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ethyl benzoate

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4,4 dimethyl cyclohexanone

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4-heptanone

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Solution

The correct option is B ethyl benzoate
4-heptanone does not give a tertiary alcohol upon reaction with methylmagnesium bromide, as the Grignard Reaction is the addition of an organomagnesium halide (Grignard reagent) to a ketone or aldehyde, to form a tertiary or secondary alcohol, respectively.

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