Reaction of Nitrile with Grignard Grignard reagents react with nitriles to give an intermediate imine anion that is hydrolyzed by the addition of water to yield a ketone. The mechanism is similar to the reduction of a nitrile to an amine except that only one nucleophilic addition occurs instead of two, and the nucleophile is a carbanion rather than a hydride ion.

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Draw curved arrows to show the movement of electrons. in this step of the mechanism. Arrow-pushing Instructions