Metal-organic compound
Metal-organic compounds are a class of chemical compounds that contain metals and organic ligands, but lacking direct metal-carbon bonds. Metal β-diketonates, metal alkoxides, metal dialkylamides, transition metal [carboxylate complex]es, metal acetylacetonates, and metal [phosphine complex]es are representative members of this class. Some of metal-organic compounds confer solubility in organic solvents or volatility. Compounds with these properties find applications in materials science for metalorganic vapour [phase epitaxy|metal organic vapor deposition] or sol-gel processing. Precise definitions of metal-organic compound may vary, however the term may describe:
- Organometallic chemistry
- Metal coordination complexes of organic ligands.