Question

Why is the grignard reaction so important in organic chemistry?

Answer 1

This reaction is an important tool for the formation of carbon–carbon bonds. The reaction of an organic halide with magnesium is not a Grignard reaction, but provides a Grignard reagent.  Grignard reagents are similar to organolithium reagents because both are strong nucleophiles that can form new carbon–carbon bonds.
During a Grignard reaction, theGrignard reagent acts as a nucleophile. It takes the acid in thereaction to function as a neutralizer. This enables the alcohol product to be formed. Created by famed scientist, Victor Grignard, the Grignard reactionis widely used by scientists to synthesize carbon-carbon bonds.