13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds
Grignard Reaction
39PRACTICE PROBLEM
A chemistry graduate student attempted to make the following reaction with the expectation that it would happen between the nucleophile and the ketone in water to form the desired alkoxide product.
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Explain why the reaction failed and give the necessary adjustments to the reaction to make the reaction work as intended.
A chemistry graduate student attempted to make the following reaction with the expectation that it would happen between the nucleophile and the ketone in water to form the desired alkoxide product.
Explain why the reaction failed and give the necessary adjustments to the reaction to make the reaction work as intended.