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3) What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? Br 1. Mg 2. CO2 3. H3O+ O OH 1 CHO 2 COOH 3 CH2OH 4 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3

          3) What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
Br
1. Mg
2. CO2
3. H3O+
O OH 1
CHO 2
COOH 3
CH2OH 4
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3

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The first step is the reaction with Mg, which will form a Grignard reagent. The Grignard reagent will be formed by the reaction of the bromine-containing compound with magnesium. The Grignard reagent will have the structure: $\text{CH}_2\text{MgBr}$ Show more…

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