I can understand that grignard reagent will attack the oxygen breaking the double bond of the oxygen forming a diol but that is unstable so it should form a Ketone but after that I can't really understand.
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1It is a bit of a trick question. Write a balanced equation for the reaction between methyl magnesium chloride and benzoic acid, then refocus your attention! – user55119 Sep 30 '19 at 15:15