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A solution of a carbonyl compound is added to a Grignard reagent. (See gallery) An example of a Grignard reaction (R 2 or R 3 could be hydrogen). The Grignard reaction (French:) is an organometallic chemical reaction in which, according to the classical definition, carbon alkyl, allyl, vinyl, or aryl magnesium halides (Grignard reagent) are added to the carbonyl groups of either an aldehyde or ...
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Usually Grignard reagents are written as R-Mg-X, but in fact the magnesium(II) centre is tetrahedral when dissolved in Lewis basic solvents, as shown here for the bis-adduct of methylmagnesium chloride and THF. Grignard reagents or Grignard compounds are chemical compounds with the general formula R−Mg−X, where X is a halogen and R is an ...
In the original paper describing this reaction, methylmagnesium bromide is reacted with isophorone with and without 1 mole percent of added copper(I) chloride (see figure). [10] Without added salt the main products are alcohol B (42%) from nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group and diene C (48%) as its dehydration reaction product.
Trimethylsilylacetylene is commercially available. It may also be prepared in a manner similar to other silyl compounds: deprotonation of acetylene with a Grignard reagent, followed by reaction with trimethylsilyl chloride. [4] Trimethylsilylacetylene is a precursor to 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)buta-1,3-diyne, a protected form of 1,3-butadiyne. [5]
The products after silylation, namely silyl ethers and silyl amines, are resilient toward basic conditions. [2] Protection is typically done by reacting the functional group with a silyl halide by an SN2 reaction mechanism, typically in the presence of base. [3] The protection mechanism begins with the base deprotonating the alcohol group.
Structure of the organoscandium complex with two (trimethylsilyl)methyl ligands, (C 5 H 5)Sc(CH 2 TMS) 2 (THF). [8] Color scheme: O (red), Sc (blue), Si (orange). (Trimethylsilyl)methyllithium is widely used in organotransition metal chemistry to affix (trimethylsilyl)methyl ligands.
The reaction is named for Pierre Bruylants (1855–1950), [2] who first reported it in 1924. [3] The reaction mechanism appears to involve ejection of the nitrile to form an iminium that is then attacked by the Grignard rather than a direct displacement such as an S N 2 reaction.