In the synthesis of drug leads, fine chemicals, flavors & fragrances, and functional-material monomers, one task keeps recurring: attaching one carbon fragment to another (forming a C–C bond) and obtaining functional groups that enable further derivatization. Among these, alcohols and carboxylic ...
Grignard reagent, also known as Grignard compound, refers to a class of hydrocarbon-based magnesium halide organometallic compounds. The chemical formula of Grignard Reagent is R-Mg-X, where X is a halogen and R is an organic group, usually an alkyl or aryl group. Two typical examples are ...