BENZYLMAGNESIUM BROMIDE

Benzylmagnesium Bromide is mainly used for the formation of diastereomeric o-toluylmethanol via a format reaction. Moreover, benzylmagnesium bromide only generates o-tolylmethanol when used in excess or at higher temperatures^[1].

Store under inert gas

[1] MARO\VS BELLA. Reaction of selected carbohydrate aldehydes with benzylmagnesium halides: benzyl versus o-tolyl rearrangement.[J]. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014: 1942-1950. DOI:10.3762/bjoc.10.202.