What is the main product of the reaction of 1-chloropropane with magnesium in dry ether?
Correct Answer: Propylmagnesium chloride (Grignard reagent)
- Step 1: Start with 1-chloropropane, which is a compound that contains a chlorine atom attached to a three-carbon chain.
- Step 2: Add magnesium metal to the 1-chloropropane in a dry ether solvent. Dry ether is used to prevent any water from interfering with the reaction.
- Step 3: The magnesium reacts with the chlorine atom in 1-chloropropane, replacing the chlorine with a magnesium atom.
- Step 4: This reaction creates a new compound called a Grignard reagent, specifically propylmagnesium chloride (C3H7MgCl).
- Step 5: The Grignard reagent is an organomagnesium compound, which means it contains carbon and magnesium.
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