Given below are two statements: Statement I : Grignard reagents are prepared by the…

Chemistry · NEET · NTA ExamsHaloalkanes and Haloarenes

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Grignard reagents are prepared by the reaction of haloalkanes with magnesium metal in dry ether.

Statement II: The magnesium halogen bond in Grignard reagents is ionic.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Answer

(A) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

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