What are the major organic products are formed when the following compounds react with methylmagnesium bromide (CH3MgBr), followed by the addition of dilute acid?

a) propanal

b) propanone

Major organic products are - (a) propan-1-ol and (b) 2-methylpropan-2-ol

Explanation:

methyl magnesium bromide gives nucleophilic addition reaction with carbonyl group. Because methyl magnesium bromide is a strong nucleophile and carbonyl group is a strong electrophilic center.

Propanal contains an aldehyde group and propanone contains a ketone group. hence they both give nucleophilic addition with methyl magnesium bromide.

Dilute acid is added to protonate the alkoxide produced during nucleophilic addition.

Reactions are shown below.