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Why Can't You Use Acidic Conditions (Such as Aqueous Hydrochloric

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Why can't you use acidic conditions (such as aqueous hydrochloric acid) for the addition of a Grignard reagent to a ketone?


A) Because the Grignard reagent will react with the acid and be quenched
B) Because the ketone will be protonated and thus unreactive
C) Because the ketone will form an unreactive enol
D) Because the Grignard reagent won't dissolve in aqueous solutions

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