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How are the following conversions carried out?

Methyl magnesium bromide → 2-Methylpropan-2-ol

Attack of methyl magnesium bromide (Grignard reagent) on carbonyl carbon results in the formation of adduct, which has partial charges due to electronegativity differences. The adduct on hydrolysis yields 2-methylpropan2-ol.



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