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Predict the major product(s) formed when hexanoyl chloride is treated with excess etmgbr, followed by h2o.

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Hexanoyl Chloride on treatment with excess Ethyl Magnesium Bromide yields tertiary Alcohol. In this reaction Hexanoyl chloride is first converted into intermediate ketone (Octane-3-one), secondly the ketone formed is further reduced to tert. Alcohol (3-Ethyloctan-3-ol), The reaction along with mechanism is shown below,
Predict the major product(s) formed when hexanoyl chloride is treated with excess-example-1
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