Question

Grignard reagent react with water

Answer 1

Answer:

Grignard reagents react with water to produce alkanes. This is the reason that everything has to be very dry during the preparation

Explanation:

For example: CH3CH2BrMg + H2O -> CH3CH3 + Mg(OH)Br

The inorganic product, Mg(OH)Br, is referred to as a "basic bromide". You can think of it as a sort of half-way stage between magnesium bromide and magnesium hydroxide.