1. Victor Grignard wrote some of his experiments in his laboratory notebooks.
17 Facts About Victor Grignard
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Victor Grignard was a hard-working student and was described as having a humble and friendly attitude.
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Victor Grignard hypothesized that the aldehyde or ketone prevented the magnesium from reacting with the alkyl halide, accounting for the low yields.
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Victor Grignard tested his hypothesis by first adding an alkyl halide and magnesium filings to a solution of anhydrous ether and then adding the aldehyde or ketone.
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Victor Grignard had heated a mixture of magnesium turnings and isobutyl iodide and added dry ethyl ether to the mixture, observing the reaction.
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Victor Grignard had discovered the synthetic reaction that now bears his name in 1900.
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Victor Grignard became a lecturer in organic chemistry at the University of Nancy in 1909, and was promoted to full professor in 1910.
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In 1918, Victor Grignard discovered that sodium iodide could be used as a battlefield test for mustard gas.
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Victor Grignard died on 13 December 1935 in Lyon, at the age of 64.
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Victor Grignard is most noted for devising a new method for generating carbon-carbon bonds using magnesium to couple ketones and alkyl halides.
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Victor Grignard was drafted into the French military as part of obligatory military service in 1892.
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Victor Grignard was demobilized in 1894 and returned to Lyon to pursue his education.
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Victor Grignard was awarded a medal of the Legion of Honour and made a Chevalier in 1912 after winning the Nobel Prize.
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When World War I broke out, Victor Grignard was drafted back into the military, keeping his rank of corporal.
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Victor Grignard was placed on sentry duty, and served there for several months until he was brought to the attention of the General Staff.
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Victor Grignard had been wearing his Medal of the Legion of Honour, despite being ordered to take it off by a superior.
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Victor Grignard's research shifted to antidotes to chemical weapons when production of TNT was no longer sustainable, and eventually Victor Grignard was assigned to research new chemical weapons for the French army.