1. of, relating to, or containing a compound with a direct bond between a carbon atom and a metal atom
Usage: chemistry; technical

1. a chemical compound containing a direct carbon-metal bond
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Organometallic compounds are widely used in industrial catalysis.
• The chemist synthesized a new organometallic catalyst for the reaction.
• Grignard reagents are important organometallics in organic synthesis.
• Organometallic chemistry bridges inorganic and organic chemistry.
• The organometallic complex showed excellent reactivity with alkenes.
• Ferrocene is a classic example of an organometallic compound.