title: Grignard reagents in ionic liquids.
abstract: Grignard reagents were generated from magnesium and organic iodides in the ionic liquid n-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate, [bpy][BF4], and they showed different reactivity from classical Grignard reagents in organic solvents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Hum, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Man Chun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Kwok-Yin
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Tak Hang
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; C518932:n-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate; D008274:Magnesium