https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/8d7d0b68-0c9b-4965-a763-dca7a2645cc3 In this video we make tertiary alcohols using the (in)famous Grignard reaction. Briefly, an alkyl halide is reacted with magnesium metal to form an organometallic alkyl magnesium halide. This is the grignard reagent. This reagent is then reacted with a carbonyl containing compound suck as a ketone, an ester or an organic carbonate to form a tertiary alcohol. The mixture is then reacted with water and titrated with acid to dissolve the magnesium hydroxides formed. Finally, the alcohol is purified by a series of liquid extractions and distillations. Related videos: Purifying and drying diethyl ether for use in grignard reactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEXqjJd0Bak Making alkyl halides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydn1D4FSqkc the dean stark apparatus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxgpLp279Yc Donate to NurdRage! Through Patreon (preferred): https://www.patreon.com/NurdRage Through Bitcoin: 1NurdRAge7PNR4ULrbrpcYvc9RC4LDp9pS Glassware generously provided by http://www.alchemylabsupply.com/ Use the discount code "nurdrage" for a 5% discount. Social media links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NurdRage Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NurdRageYoutube/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nurdrageyoutube/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:44:11 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/8d7d0b68-0c9b-4965-a763-dca7a2645cc3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.