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Which method would you use to perform these reactions, grignard carboxylation or nitrile hydrolysis? reaction #1:?

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Reaction one is carried through grignard carboxylation while reaction 2 is done by hydrolysis of nitrile. In second reaction grignard reagent can't be used as it will react with the carbonyl group of same compound giving byproduct of alcohol. 
Which method would you use to perform these reactions, grignard carboxylation or nitrile-example-1
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