Question

What is the role of ether in the preparation of grignard reagent?

Answer 1

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Diethyl ether is an especially good solvent for the formation of Grignard reagents for two reasons. The Grignard carbon is highly basic and reacts with the acidic protons of polar solvents like water to form an alkane. Ether has no acidic protons, so Grignard reagents are stable in ether.

Answer 2

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Diethyl ether is an especially good solvent for the formation of Grignard reagents for two reasons. The Grignard carbon is highly basic and reacts with the acidic protons of polar solvents like water to form an alkane. Ether has no acidic protons, so Grignard reagents are stable in ether.