RMgX + CO2 [ether]dry Y H3O+ RCOOH What is Y in the above reaction?
- RCOO-Mg+X
- R3CO-Mg+X
- RCOO-X+
- (RCOO)2Mg
Answer
(1) RCOO-Mg+X
Solution
As per NCERT, Grignard reagents add to carbon dioxide (dry ice) to form salts of carboxylic acids, which on acidification give the acid:
R-MgX + O=C=O dry ether R-COO-Mg+X
R-COO-Mg+X H3O+ RCOOH + Mg(OH)X
∴ Y is the halomagnesium carboxylate RCOO-Mg+X.
Answer: (1)