Which of the following starting materials and reagents would be best to produce a racemic mixture of 3-methyl-3-hexanol? a. heptanone and 1. CH3MgBr 2. H3O+ b. hexanal and 1. CH3MgBr, 2. H3O+ c. 3-hexanone and 1. CH3MgBr, 2. H3O+ d. butanal and 1. CH3CH2MgBr, 2. H3O+

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Which of the following starting materials and reagents would be best to produce a racemic mixture of 3-methyl-3-hexanol?

a. heptanone and 1. CH3MgBr 2. H3O+

b. hexanal and 1. CH3MgBr, 2. H3O+

c. 3-hexanone and 1. CH3MgBr, 2. H3O+

d. butanal and 1. CH3CH2MgBr, 2. H3O+

 

 

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