Ethylmagnesium bromide

Ethylmagnesium bromide is a Grignard reagent with formula C2H5MgBr or C2H5Mg+·Br−, namely a magnesium ion with a covalent bond to an ethyl group and an ionic bond to a bromine anion. It is widely used in the laboratory synthesis of organic compounds.

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