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Predict the major product of the following reaction:

  1. A
    2-phenyl-4-methylpent-3-en-2-ol
  2. B
    4-phenylpentan-2-one
  3. C
    2-methyl-4-phenylbutan-2-ol
  4. D
    4-phenylbut-3-en-2-ol

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

1. The starting material is an -unsaturated ketone.2. Grignard reagents () typically undergo nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl carbon of ketones.3. Since the reagent is in "excess," the ketone group is completely converted.4. The first mole of adds to the carbonyl to form an alkoxide, which upon hydrolysis with yields a tertiary alcohol while maintaining the double bond.The major product is 2-phenyl-4-methylpent-3-en-2-ol.

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Predict the major product of the following reaction:
A
2-phenyl-4-methylpent-3-en-2-ol
B
4-phenylpentan-2-one
C
2-methyl-4-phenylbutan-2-ol
D
4-phenylbut-3-en-2-ol

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