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What are organometallic compounds? Give two examples.

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Compounds containing atleast one carbon metal bond are known as organimetallic compounds. The first organometallic compound was made by Zessie in 1830 by the action of ethylene on a solution of potassium chloroplatinate (II).
Grignard reagent, RMgX is a familiar example of organometallic compounds include diethyl zinc `[Zn(C_(2)H_(6))]`, tetraethyl lead `[Pb(C_(2)H_(5))_(4)]`, dibenzene chromium `[Cr(C_(6)H_(6))_(2)]`, ferrocene `[Fe(C_(5)H_(5))_(2)]` and metal carbonyls.
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