grignard reagent

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an alkyl or aryl magnesium halide, used in the Grignard reaction to form substituted alcohols; they are formed from alkyl or aryl halides and metallic magnesium
Grignard reagents
plural form of Grignard reagent
grignard reagent

    Hyphenation

    Gri·gnard re·a·gent

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    Etymology

    () Named for François Auguste Victor Grignard, a Nobel Prize-winning French chemist.
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