Industrially,ethyl alcohol is prepared from ethylene by which of the following methods?

  • A
    Permanganate oxidation
  • B
    Catalytic reduction
  • C
    Absorption in $H_2SO_4$ followed by hydrolysis
  • D
    Fermentation

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Give the structures and $IUPAC$ names of the products expected from the following reactions:
$(a)$ Catalytic reduction of butanal.
$(b)$ Hydration of propene in the presence of dilute sulphuric acid.
$(c)$ Reaction of propanone with methylmagnesium bromide followed by hydrolysis.

Which of the following is $NOT$ prepared by the action of Grignard's reagent on methanal?

In the given reaction,identify $R$ in $RMgBr$:
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