Answer:
Product formed is octan-3-one.
Step-by-step explanation:
is a Gilman reagent. General formula of Gilman reagent is
.
Where R is alkyl group or aryl group.
Gilman reagents react with the organo halides to replace halides with alkyl group or aryl group and this reaction is known as Corey–House synthesis.
When hexanoyl chloride is treated with
, the chloride group of the hexanoyl chloride is substituted with the ethyl group of the
to form octan-3-one with the removal of EtCu and LiCl.