Chemist no. 26 of 350 · Organic

Victor Grignard

1871-1935FranceNobel Chemistry 1912

Grignard reagents

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The discovery, explained

Victor Grignard and the Reagent That Builds Carbon Skeletons

Learn how Victor Grignard discovered organomagnesium halides, the Grignard reagent reactions with aldehydes, ketones, CO2 and epoxides, with exam tips for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Victor Grignard: From a Sailmaker's Son to a Nobel Laureate

Biography of Victor Grignard, the French chemist who discovered the Grignard reagent, shared the 1912 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and changed organic synthesis forever.

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Academic lineage

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