organometaln.
/ɔːˌɡanəʊˈmɛtl/, /ˌɔːɡənəʊˈmɛtl/, /ˌɔːɡn̩əʊˈmɛtl/, U.S. /ˈˌɔrɡənoʊˈmɛdl/, /ɔrˌɡænoʊˈmɛdl/ Chemistry.
An organometallic compound.
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organometal1859
organo-compound1865
1859 G. B. Buckton in Proc. Royal Soc. 9 309 Before again entering on the subject of the organo-metals, the author wishes to call attention to the remarks he has previously made on the difficulties which presented themselves..in the preparation of mercuric ethyl.
1866 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 230 Arsenic Series.—This series..contains the first discovered organo-metal, cacodyl.
1971 Nature 31 Dec. 518/1 The use of metal complexes as organo-metal catalysts for the synthesis of industrially important organic intermediates and polymers.
2000 Chem. Business Newsbase (Nexis) 4 Dec. Atofina subsidiary CECA offers a wide range of products in the field of organometals chemistry, including Grignards and phosphine chemicals for drug synthesis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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