AP EAMCET20227 Jul 2022Evening ShiftChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersActual
The product formed in the given reaction is
Correct answer
3
Step-by-step solution
Benzyl magnesium bromide is a Grignard reagent. The carbon atom attached to metal ' Mg ' is strongly basic and abstracts D ⁺ from heavy water. The reaction of a Grignard reagent with D ₂ O ("heavy water") provides a convenient method for introducing a deuterium atom into a molecule at a specific location.