Identify the product when a nitrile reacts with two equivalent of a Grignard reagents.
A) primary alcohol
B) secondary alcohol
C) tertiary alcohol
D) carboxylic acid
E) ketone

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When a nitrile reacts with two equivalents of a Grignard reagent, the resulting product is a tertiary alcohol. This is because the Grignard reagent adds to the nitrile to give an imine intermediate, which is then reduced by the second equivalent of Grignard reagent to form the tertiary alcohol.

Identify the Product When a Nitrile Reacts with Two Equivalent