When haloalkanes and aryl and vinyl halides react with magnesium metal they yield which reagent?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Grignard reagent.
- When haloalkanes (alkyl halides) and aryl or vinyl halides react with magnesium metal, they yield Grignard reagents.
- The reaction between these compounds and magnesium occurs in an anhydrous ether solvent, producing an organomagnesium halide, commonly written as RMgX, where R is the alkyl, aryl, or vinyl group and X is the halide (Cl, Br, or I).