Question

In Grignard reagent the carbon-magnesium bond is

• A. electrovalent
• B. covalent
• C. dative
• D. hydrogen bonding

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

In Grignard reagent $R-Mg-X$ or $H-\underset{\begin{array}{c}|\\ H\end{array}}{\stackrel{\begin{array}{c}H\\ |\end{array}}{C}}-Mg-X$ The $C-Mg$ bond is covalent.