Question
If, by mistake, a chemist used 100% ethanol rather than diethyl ether as the reaction solvent, would the Grignard synthesis still proceed as expected?
Answers
No. The ethanol would quench the Grignard reagent if the GR was added separately, or the GR would not form if carried out in ethanol.
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