Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives - Result Question 58
####44. Predict the major product in the following reaction :
$$ C _6 H _5-CH _2 COCH _3 \xrightarrow[\text { (ii) } H^{+}]{\text {(i) } CH _3 MgBr \text { (excess) }} $$
$(1994,1 M)$
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Solution:
- $C _6 H _5 CH _2-C-CH _3 \xrightarrow[\text { (ii) } H^{+}]{\text {(i) } CH _3 MgBr} C _6 H _5-CH _2-\underset{CH _3}{\stackrel{C}{C}}-CH _3$
