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Q. In the Grignard reaction, which metal forms an organometallic bond?

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Solution:

Grignard reagent is a sigma bonded organometallic compound in which Mg is bonded with one alkyl and one halogen group. This can be prepared as
$R X+M g \xrightarrow{\text { Dry ether }} \underset{\text { Grignard reagent }}{R}-M g-X$