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Ketone from an acyl chloride and a dialkyl cadmium

This type of question, asked 5 times: 2 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2023 S1, 14 May 2024 S2, 19 Apr 2025 S2, 23 Apr 2025 S1. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2 May 2023 S1

    88
    Identify the product B in the following sequence of reactions. CH3MgBr→CdCl2A→CH3COClB\text{CH}_3\text{MgBr} \xrightarrow{\text{CdCl}_2} A \xrightarrow{\text{CH}_3\text{COCl}} B

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  2. Question 2

    11 May 2023 S1

    63
    Identify the product obtained when excess of benzoyl chloride is treated with dimethyl cadmium.

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  3. Question 3

    14 May 2024 S2

    77
    Identify substrate A: 2n A+dimethyl cadmium→2n Propanone+n CdCl22n\,A + \text{dimethyl cadmium} \rightarrow 2n\,\text{Propanone} + n\,\text{CdCl}_2

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  4. Question 4

    19 Apr 2025 S2

    71
    Identify the product ' BB ' in the following sequence of reactions. Methyl magnesium bromide →CdCl2\xrightarrow{CdCl_{2}} A →CH3COCl B\ \xrightarrow{CH_{3}COCl}\ B

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  5. Question 5

    23 Apr 2025 S1

    63
    Identify substrate ' SS ' in the following reaction.
    S→ Dimethylcadmium  Propanone + Cadmium chloride S\xrightarrow{\text{~Dimethylcadmium~}}\text{~Propanone~}+\text{~Cadmium chloride~}

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