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When CO2 is made to react with ethyl magnesium iodide in dry ether followed by acid hydrolysis, it yields______________?
A
Carboxylic acid
B
Ethanoic acid
C
Propanoic acid
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D
Butanoic acid
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A
Carboxylic acid
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B
Ethanoic acid
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C
Propanoic acid
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D
Butanoic acid
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Explanation
A Grignard reagent reacting with CO2, followed by acid hydrolysis, produces a carboxylic acid with one more carbon than the original alkyl group; ethylmagnesium iodide thus yields propanoic acid.
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