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Date: 22-9-2019
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The addition of Grignard reagents converts esters to 3o alcohols. In effect the Grignard reagent adds twice. The initial steps of the mechanism involve a nucleophilic acyl substitution to form a ketone, which then reacts with the second mole of the Grignard reagent.