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To synthesise acetone from a Grignard reagent \( \left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{MgI}\right) \), which of the following is used?
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Acetonitrile
In Acetonitrile , there is an electronegativity difference in between the carbon and nitrogen; hence, the carbon behaves as an electrophile site on which the methyl anion from the Grignard reagent attacks, and forms the ketone as shown below:(here )
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