In order to determine whether the desired product type was produced in the Grignard Reaction, you obtained an IR spectrum. The main peak that should have been absent was at approximately:
a. 2400‐2580 cm‐1
b. 3200‐3600 cm‐1
c. 1700‐1720 cm‐1
d. 3010‐3100 cm‐1
e. Fingerprint Region
Answer: c. 1700-1720 cm-1 (carbonyl is replaced with alcohol group in grignard)