Organomagnesium chemistry

Organomagnesium chemistry is the scientific study of chemical compounds that have carbon and magnesium atoms. These chemicals are called organomagnesium compounds.

The most important compounds in organomagnesium chemistry are the Grignard reagents, . These chemicals are strong nucleophiles, usually called equivalents of carbanions, that are used to make new chemical bonds between carbon atoms.

Another important organomagnesium compound is chlorophyll, which is used by plants for photosynthesis. Chemically, chlorophyll is a coordination complex made from magnesium and a heme-like tetrapyrrole ligand called chlorin.