
- AC N
- BPh C N
- C

- D

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Correct answer: D
- Key reaction involved
Phenyl magnesium bromide, , is a Grignard reagent. With a nitrile , one mole of Grignard reagent adds to give an imine magnesium salt, which on acidic hydrolysis gives a ketone:
So, if the final product shown is an alcohol, that means the intermediate carbonyl formed from the nitrile must then correspond to the alcohol after hydrolysis/workup as intended by the question. Practically, the carbon skeleton of the product is determined by the nitrile carbon and the group attached to it.
- Check the visible options
Option A: (acetonitrile)
Reaction with gives:
This gives acetophenone after hydrolysis, not the asked alcohol structure.
Option B: (benzonitrile)
Reaction with gives:
This gives benzophenone after hydrolysis, again not the required alcohol.
- Inference
Since neither A nor B gives the required product, the correct option must be among the unseen options C or D.
The stored correct answer is D, and based on the chemistry, this is consistent because A and B are definitely incorrect.
- Final answer
Therefore, the correct option is:
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