Explain the grignard synthesis of triphenylmethonal

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A student wrote the reaction scheme below for the grignard synthesis of triphenylmethonal. Explain to the student why this representation of the reaction would not yield the desired product and propose what organic compounds might have been isolated instead?

diethyl ether
bromobenzene + Mg+ benzophenone + H3O -------------------> triphenylmethanol

Reference no: EM13169106

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