Which of the following acids cannot be prepared by a Grignard reagent?

  • A
    Acetic acid
  • B
    Succinic acid
  • C
    Formic acid
  • D
    All of these

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Grignard reagent $RMgBr$ $(P)$ reacts with water and forms a gas $(Q)$. One gram of $Q$ occupies $1.4 \ dm^3$ at $STP$. $(P)$ on reaction with dry ice in dry ether followed by $H_3O^{+}$ forms a compound $(Z)$. $0.1 \ mole$ of $(Z)$ will weigh . . . . . . $g$. (Nearest integer)

Consider the following reactions. From these reactions,which reaction will give carboxylic acid as a major product?
$(A)$ $R-C \equiv N \xrightarrow[(i) H^{+}/H_2O]{\text{mild condition}} R-CONH_2$
$(B)$ $R-MgX \xrightarrow[(ii) H_3O^{+}]{\text{(i) } CO_2} R-COOH$
$(C)$ $R-C \equiv N \xrightarrow[(ii) H_3O^{+}]{\text{(i) } SnCl_2/HCl} R-CHO$
$(D)$ $R-CH_2-OH \xrightarrow{PCC} R-CHO$
$(E)$ $\text{Benzoyl chloride} \xrightarrow[(ii) Br_2/H_2O]{\text{(i) } H_2/Pd-BaSO_4} \text{Benzoic acid}$
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