Methylmagnesium chloride

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Methylmagnesium chloride
IUPAC name chloridomethylmagnesium
Identifiers
CAS number [676-58-4]
Properties
Molecular formula CH3MgCl
Molar mass 74.79 g/mol
Related compounds
Related compounds Phenylmagnesium bromide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Methylmagnesium chloride is a commercially available Grignard reagent. Like methyllithium, it is the synthetic equivalent to the methyl carbanion synthon. It is usually sold as a solution in tetrahydrofuran.

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