Soc. Chim., 3, 1433; 1936) of the life and work of Prof. Grignard, Nobel Laureate in 1912, who was best known for his researches on the use of organo-magnesium compounds in synthetic chemistry.

which further increases the scope of Grignard reagents in organic synthesis. Moreover, the low price and low toxicity of magnesium makes these compounds suitable intermediates for large-scale ...