What is the Grignard reaction used to synthesize?
Acids
Alcohols
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Answer
Alcohols are the primary products of the Grignard reaction. This versatile reaction involves the nucleophilic addition of an organometallic Grignard reagent, formed by the reaction of an alkyl or aryl halide with magnesium metal, to a carbonyl group. The reaction proceeds via the formation of a tetrahedral intermediate, which upon protonation with an acidic workup, yields the corresponding alcohol.
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