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grignard reaction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
grig-nard re-ac-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reaction of a Grignard reagent (an organo-magnesium halide) with aldehydes or ketones to form secondary or tertiary alcohols

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Grignard reactions (plural)

Questions

What does grignard reaction mean?
The reaction of a Grignard reagent (an organo-magnesium halide) with aldehydes or ketones to form secondary or tertiary alcohols
Where does grignard reaction come from?
After François Auguste Victor Grignard, a Nobel Prize-winning French chemist.

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