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Grignard reagent

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 格氏試劑 /格氏试剂 (Géshì shìjì) — alkyl or aryl magnesium halide
  • Estonian: Grignardi reaktiiv — alkyl or aryl magnesium halide
  • Finnish: Grignardin reagenssi — alkyl or aryl magnesium halide
  • Khmer: ធាតុបន្ទាល់គ្រីញ៉ា (thiət bɑɑbɑntŏəl kriiñaa) — alkyl or aryl magnesium halide