Addition of an organomagnesium reagent to carbon dioxide followed by protonation gives a carboxylic acid with one additional carbon. A free acid cannot remain present during a subsequent Grignard addition without consuming reagent.

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  1. Grignard reaction
  2. Nucleophilic addition
  3. Organic reaction
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