"Grignard reaction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Grignard reactions [plural]
Etymology: After François Auguste Victor Grignard, a Nobel Prize-winning French chemist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Grignard reaction (plural Grignard reactions)
  1. (organic chemistry) The reaction of a Grignard reagent (an organo-magnesium halide) with aldehydes or ketones to form secondary or tertiary alcohols

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