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Organometallic compound

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An organometallic compound is partially characterized by the presence of one or more metal-carbon bonds, in which the carbon involved would, apart from the metal-carbon bond, be otherwise considered a part of an organic compound.

See also inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry