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[figure] Product 'P' in the above reaction is
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Answer
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Solution
As per NCERT, nitriles react with Grignard reagents to give an imine salt, which on hydrolysis gives a ketone.
Ar-C N + CH3MgBr Ar- NMgBr \|C-CH3
Ar- NMgBr \|C-CH3 H3O+ Ar- O \|C-CH3
(Ar = 3-methoxyphenyl; the -OCH3 group is not affected.)
∴ P is 1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-one, the structure in option (2).
Answer: (2)
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