Which of the following is the suitable medium for preparing Grignard reagents?

Dry acetone

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Dry ether

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Concentrated HCl

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Alcoholic KOH

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Solution

The correct option is B Dry ether
When haloalkanes react with magnesium metal in dry ether, organo-metallic compounds called Grignard reagents are formed.

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