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Organometallic Cumulative Practice

Organometallic Cumulative Practice

13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds / Organometallic Cumulative Practice / Problem 1

The illustration below is a reaction in which a cuprate is the only organometallic that can produce the desired alcohol. Why can the same reaction not be carried out with a Grignard reagent or an organolithium?

ANSWERS OPTIONS

A

The Grignard reagent and organolithium will further lead to elimination forming α,β-unsaturated carbonyl.

B

The Grignard reagent and organolithium are deactivated in presence of acids.

C

The Grignard reagent and organolithium do not react with epoxides.

D

The Grignard reagent and organolithium will also react with the ketone.

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