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The term "metal" is defined deliberately broadly in this context and may include elements, such as silicon or boron, which are not metallic but are considered to be metalloids. Organometallic chemistry combines aspects of inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry.

Organometallic compounds often find practical use as catalysts, in for example the processing of petroleum products and the production of organic polymers.

See also:

• Ziegler-Natta catalyst
• metallocene
• electron counting
• Grignard reagentA Grignard Reagant is an alkyl- or aryl- magnesium halide. It is important in the synthesis of carbon-carbon bonds. Grignard reagants undergo reactions with compounds containing carbonyl groups. These reactions create alcohols. Victor Grignard won the 191