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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

What is the merit of using organocadmium over organomagnesium halides?

Options:

Organocadmium are less reactive than organomagnesium halides

Organocadmium are more reactive than organomagnesium halides

Organocadmium are more facile than organomagnesium halides

Organocadmium are less facile than organomagnesium halides

Correct Answer:

Organocadmium are less reactive than organomagnesium halides

Explanation:

Organocadmium being less reactive than organomagnesium halides, they do not react further with ketones to form tert-alcohol. Further, they do not react with functional groups like -CN, -CO, -COOR, -NO2, etc.