page_title: Organometallic chemistry
hierarchical_section_title: Organometallic chemistry
caption_attribution_description: N-butyllithium tetramer 3D balls
context_page_description: Organometallic chemistry is the study of chemical compounds containing bonds between carbon and a metal. It combines aspects of inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry.
  Examples of organometallic compounds are tetraethyllead; it was used as a fuel additive in the past. Also Methylcobalamin is a common organometallic compound.
context_section_description: Organometallic chemistry is the study of chemical compounds containing bonds between carbon and a metal. It combines aspects of inorganic chemistry (the study of non-carbon bonds) and organic chemistry (the study of carbon bonds).
  Examples of organometallic compounds are tetraethyllead; it was used as a fuel (leaded gasoline) additive in the past. Also Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B₁₂) is a common organometallic compound.
caption: n-Butyllithium, an organometallic compound.  Four lithium atoms are shown in purple in a tetrahedron, and each lithium atom is bound to a butyl group (carbon is black, hydrogen is white)
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