grignard reagent

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Definition of grignard reagent in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

Grignard reagents

plural form of Grignard reagent

Hyphenation

Gri·gnard re·a·gent

Etymology

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