“grignard”

The following 2 entries include the term grignard.

Grignard reaction

noun

: the reaction of a Grignard reagent with any of several types of compounds (as an aldehyde, ketone, or ester) to yield any of a variety of compounds (as an alcohol)

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Grignard reagent

noun

: any of various compounds of magnesium with an organic radical and a halogen (as ethyl-magnesium iodide C2H5MgI) that react readily (as with water, alcohols, amines, acids) in the Grignard reaction

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