| The metal (M) in these species can either be a main group element or | | |
| Usually, organometallic compounds are considered to contain | | |
Synthetic methodology enabled the explooration of very weakly coordinating ligands such as
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| It is so because organic ligands are often sensitive to | | |
| Organolithium reagents are most often found in | | |
| Operationally, the definition of an organometallic compound is more relaxed to include also | | |
| Organometallic compounds are mainly considered | | |
