Allylmagnesium bromide explained

Allylmagnesium bromide is a Grignard reagent used for introducing the allyl group. It is commonly available as a solution in diethyl ether. It may be synthesized by treatment of magnesium with allyl bromide while maintaining the reaction temperature below 0 °C to suppress formation of hexadiene. Allyl chloride can also be used in place of the bromide to give allylmagnesium chloride.^[1] These reagents are used to prepare metal allyl complexes.

Further reading

• Book: Chabot, P. . Rakita, P. E. . Silverman, G. . 7. Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy . Handbook of Grignard Reagents . 1996 . 93–102 . New York, N.Y. . Marcel Dekker . 0-8247-9545-8 .

Notes and References

1. Book: 10.1002/9780470132449.ch14. Isoleptic Allyl Derivatives of Various Metals . 1972 . O'Brien . S. . Fishwick . M. . McDermott . B. . Wallbridge . M. G. H. . Wright . G. A. . Inorganic Syntheses . 13. 73–79. 9780470132449 .