Organometallic compounds are defined as containing at least one carbon-metal bond. This bond can be either a direct carbon to metal bond or a complex metal bond. Compounds containing metal to hydrogen bonds containing nonmetallic elements bonded to carbon are sometimes included in organometallic compounds. Some characteristics of these compounds are low melting points, insolubility in water, toxicity, oxidizability, and high reactivity.

Lauren Arline-Metallurgy

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