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Grignard Reagent (RMgX) Where R is an alkyl or phenyl group and X is an halogen(normally chlorine and bromine) is a widely used reagent in organic chemistry. As magnesium is an electropositive element carrying a positve 2 charge hence R Group must also carry a unit negative charge that means that in RMgX Carbon has carbanion character (which is a very strong base) . Basicity decreases along a period as electronegativity increases so tendency to loose electrons decreases. Hence it can abstract slightly acidic hydrogen also (like from terminal alkynes) . Hence it can take H+ from Nitrogen,alkyne,Thioalcohol and carboxylic acid and will form methane. (A similar reaction is corey house synthesis also albeit it uses organo lithium compounds)