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Victor Grignard
Chemist

Victor Grignard

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Discovering organomagnesium reagents used to build carbon–carbon bonds.

Grignard reagents · Nobel Prize

Born
6 May 1871
Birthplace
Cherbourg
Died
13 December 1935

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Victor Grignard

French organic chemist whose experimental method became a standard tool of chemical synthesis. He shared the 1912 chemistry Nobel with Paul Sabatier.

Early life

Mathematics to chemistry

The son of a sailmaker, he studied mathematics at Lyon before changing to chemistry and working with Philippe Barbier.

Career

  1. 1900

    Key discovery

    Developed the organomagnesium reaction bearing his name.

  2. 1901

    Doctorate

    Presented research on the new compounds.

  3. 1910

    Nancy chair

    Became a full professor.

Contributions

Grignard reagents

Introduced versatile compounds for organic synthesis.

Nobel Prize

Shared the chemistry award.

Beyond work

Family

Married Augustine Marie Boulant in 1910, during the period when his academic career brought him to Nancy.

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