- A

- B

- C

- D

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Correct answer: B, C
The question asks for compounds which satisfy both conditions:
- React with ethylmagnesium bromide
- Decolourize bromine water
1. Key idea: reaction with ethylmagnesium bromide
Grignard reagent reacts with compounds containing an acidic hydrogen, such as:
- alcohols
- phenols
- carboxylic acids
- terminal alkynes, etc.
For phenols/alcohols:
So any compound with a sufficiently acidic proton will react.
2. Key idea: decolourization of bromine water
Bromine water is decolourized by compounds that undergo rapid bromination, especially:
- alkenes/alkynes
- phenols and activated aromatic rings
- aniline, etc.
Phenol and cresols decolourize bromine water because the group activates the benzene ring strongly toward electrophilic substitution.
Example:
This consumes bromine water, so the brown colour disappears.
3. Therefore, which compounds satisfy both conditions?
To satisfy both:
- the compound should contain an acidic hydroxyl hydrogen so that it reacts with Grignard reagent,
- and it should be able to decolourize bromine water, which is characteristic of phenols / activated phenolic compounds.
Thus, among the given options, the compounds corresponding to phenolic structures will be correct.
From the stored answer pattern, the correct options are B and C, which must be the phenolic compounds among the choices.
4. Final answer
Hence, the compounds that react with ethylmagnesium bromide and also decolourize bromine water are:
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