Organometallic chemistry

Organometallic chemistry is the study of chemical compounds containing bonds between carbon and a metal. Organometallic chemistry combines aspects of inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry. Organometallic compounds are distinguished by the prefix "organo-". The organopalladium compounds are an example of this. Typical organometallic compounds are the organozinc compounds ClZnCH2C(=0)OEt and chloro(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)zinc and the organocuprates Li and lithium dimethylcuprate, the organomagnesium compounds MeMgI, iodo(methyl)magnesium and diethylmagnesium which are Grignard reagents and organolithium compounds such as n-butyllithium.

See also

• chelation,
• electron counting