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Water destroys Grignard reagents. Why?

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CH3MgX + HOH → CH4 – Mg(OH)X. 

Water would protonate the grignard reagent and destroy the gngnard reagent, because the grignard carbon atom is highly nucleophilic. This would form a hydrocarbon. Therefore to make a grignard solution, only ether is the best solvent and water or alcohol are not used for that purpose.



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