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Organo metallic compounds
Question

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

Moderate
Solution

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.

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