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Why is it necessary to avoid even traces of moisture during the use of a Grignard reagent?

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Grignard reagents are highly reactive and react with water to give corresponding hydrocarbons.
`underset("Grignard reagent")(RMgX)+H_(2)OtoRH+Mg(OH)X`.
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