Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Metal
organic
compound:
A compound containing both carbon atom(s) and metal atom(s), but lacking a
covalent
carbon-metal
bond
.
Lithium
acetate
lacks a carbon-metal
bond
so it is a metal
organic
compound.
Methyllithium
has a carbon-metal
bond
so it is not a metal
organic
compound, but
instead is an
organometallic
compound.
Related terms:
Anion
,
cation
,
organolithium reagent
,
Grignard reagent
,
cuprate
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