Question

Activating magnesium for grignard reactions

Answer 1

Yes, iodine or dibromoethane but it is important to heat with a potent heater or a flame until Mg starts to react

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Grignard reaction is an organometallic chemical reaction in which alkyl, vinyl, or aryl-magnesium halides add to a carbonyl group in an aldehyde or ketone. This reaction is an important tool for the formation of carbon–carbon bonds.