Efficient Grignard reaction under sealed vessel conditions

 

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The Grignard reaction is a powerful, frequently used organometallic transformation to add important structural motifs to carbonyl compounds resulting in secondary or tertiary alcohols.

Since usually the low boiling THF is used as a solvent, closed vessel conditions and elevated temperatures can significantly enhance the reaction. This is best done in a conventional synthesis reactor.