The aldehydes which will not form Grignard product with one equivalent Grignard reagent are
Select the correct option:
A
(B), (C)
B
(B), (D)
C
(B), (C), (D)
D
(C), (D)
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Solution
Grignard reagent will not react with aldehydes if it has a functional group which contains acidic hydrogen. Options (B) and (D) have -COOH and $-\mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{OH}$ respectively which contan acidic H -atom.
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