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Grignard reagents should be prepared under anhydrous conditions.

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Grignard reagents are very reactive. They react with the moisture present in the apparatus on the starting materials (RX on Mg)
`RMgX + HOH to R - H + Mg(OH)X`
Therefore, Grignard reagents must be prepared in anhydrous conditions.
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