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Grignard reagent
noun
Chemistry.
- any of the group of reagents produced by the interaction of magnesium and an organic halide, usually in the presence of an ether, and having the general formula RMgX, where R is an organic group and X is a halogen: used in the Grignard reaction.
Grignard reagent
/ ɡriɲar; ˈɡriːnjɑː /
noun
- chem any of a class of organometallic reagents, having the general formula RMgX, where R is an organic group and X is a halogen atom: used in the synthesis of organic compounds
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Grignard reagent1
First recorded in 1900–05; see V. Grignard
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Grignard reagent1
C20: named after Victor Grignard (1871–1934), French chemist
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With the Grignard reagent, they 796 form addition compounds which on the addition of water yield tertiary alcohols, except in the case of ethyl formate, where a secondary alcohol is obtained.
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