What Is the Major Difference in the Structure of the Product

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is the major difference in the structure of the product formed in a Grignard reaction when an alkyl magnesium halide (Grignard reagent) is reacted with an epoxide rather than an aldehyde or ketone followed by work-up with H₃O⁺?

• A) The alkyl group from the Grignard reagent will be bonded to the α-carbon of the alcohol product.
• B) The alkyl group from the Grignard reagent will be bonded to the β-carbon of the alcohol product.
• C) The alkyl group from the Grignard reagent will form an ether product rather than an alcohol product.
• D) Two equivalents of the Grignard will result in the bonding of two alkyl groups to the α-carbon of the alcohol product.
• E) The epoxide will protonate the Grignard reagent resulting an alkane product.

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