Which of the following statements is/are wrong?
a. Al4C3 and Be2C are organometallic compounds
b. Metal carbonyls are organometallic compounds
c. TEL is pi bonded organometallic compound
d. Grignard’s reagent is a sigma- bonded organometallic compound
a) Al4C3 (or) Be2C are ionic in nature they are not organometallics. In organometallic compounds the bond between M-C bond must be polar covalent.
c) TEL is (C2H5)4 Pb is a sigma bonded organometallic compound.