T theun4given Junior Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jun 15, 2006 Messages 73 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Aug 16, 2007 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad What happens when you react a grignard reagent with methanol, for example: CH3OH with CH3MgBr
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B blcws6 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 2, 2007 Messages 76 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Location Chapel Hill, NC Pre-Dental Aug 16, 2007 #2 i would probably assume that the grinard is going to take the most acidic proton from the alcohol...the H on the oxygen, because grinards are very strong bases. Upvote 0 Downvote
i would probably assume that the grinard is going to take the most acidic proton from the alcohol...the H on the oxygen, because grinards are very strong bases.
T theun4given Junior Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jun 15, 2006 Messages 73 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Aug 17, 2007 #3 so would the product be CH3OCH3 or CH3CH3 ? Upvote 0 Downvote
D dmd20000 Full Member 15+ Year Member Joined May 24, 2007 Messages 254 Reaction score 58 Points 4,906 Aug 17, 2007 #4 theun4given said: What happens when you react a grignard reagent with methanol, for example: CH3OH with CH3MgBr Click to expand... the product is... Ch3OMgBr + CH4 Upvote 0 Downvote
theun4given said: What happens when you react a grignard reagent with methanol, for example: CH3OH with CH3MgBr Click to expand... the product is... Ch3OMgBr + CH4
T theun4given Junior Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jun 15, 2006 Messages 73 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Aug 17, 2007 #5 I think I get what you are saying. Just so I make sure I understand it lets try it with methylamine: CH3NH2 + CH3MgBr ----> CH4 + CH3NHMgBr Is that correct? thanks for the help. Upvote 0 Downvote
I think I get what you are saying. Just so I make sure I understand it lets try it with methylamine: CH3NH2 + CH3MgBr ----> CH4 + CH3NHMgBr Is that correct? thanks for the help.
D dmd20000 Full Member 15+ Year Member Joined May 24, 2007 Messages 254 Reaction score 58 Points 4,906 Aug 17, 2007 #6 theun4given said: I think I get what you are saying. Just so I make sure I understand it lets try it with methylamine: CH3NH2 + CH3MgBr ----> CH4 + CH3NHMgBr Is that correct? thanks for the help. Click to expand... of course! Upvote 0 Downvote
theun4given said: I think I get what you are saying. Just so I make sure I understand it lets try it with methylamine: CH3NH2 + CH3MgBr ----> CH4 + CH3NHMgBr Is that correct? thanks for the help. Click to expand... of course!
