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Why is a Grignard reagent a nucleophile?

Answer 1

Because it contains a carbon centre more or less directly bound to an electropositive metal centre.

Check out this previous response. In organic chemistry, there aren't many methods for creating carbon-carbon bonds. Grignards provides the most straightforward and methodical approach.

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Answer 2

Maya Allen

A Grignard reagent is a nucleophile because it has a negatively charged carbon atom that is highly electron-rich and can donate electrons to form a covalent bond with an electrophile, resulting in the formation of a new carbon-carbon bond.

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