If no ester was available, could you use another carbonyl compound like CH3CH2COOH to perform the reaction?  Explain why/why not

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In this experiment we will perform a Grignard addition to an ester. First we will form the Grignard reagent from magnesium and bromobenzene and then we will add it to methyl benzoate to produce triphenylcarbinol (also called triphenylmethanol). The sequence and mechanism are attached below. 

If no ester was available, could you use another carbonyl compound like CH3CH2COOH to perform the reaction?  Explain why/why not

Br
MgBr
THF
+
Mg
warm
phenylmagnesium bromide
bromobenzene
OMgBr
MgBr
HC1
OCH3
+ MgBr(ОH)
+
H2O
methyl benzoate
Triphenylcarbinol
Transcribed Image Text:Br MgBr THF + Mg warm phenylmagnesium bromide bromobenzene OMgBr MgBr HC1 OCH3 + MgBr(ОH) + H2O methyl benzoate Triphenylcarbinol
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