NEETChemistryHaloalkanes and Haloarenes
What is the name of compounds that result from the reaction of organic chlorides, bromides, or iodides with metals, forming carbon-metal bonds?
Options
- AOrganometallic compounds
- BOrganosulfur compounds
- COrganosilicon compounds
- DOrganonitrogen compounds
Correct answer
A. Organometallic compounds
Step-by-step solution
Compounds formed by the reaction of organic halides with metals, resulting in carbon-metal bonds, are known as organometallic compounds.