CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2007

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    Which of the following is not an organometallic compound?

    A)  Ethyl magnesium bromide

    B)  Tetraethyl lead

    C)  Sodium ethoxide

    D)  Trimethyl aluminium

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    Organometallic compounds are the compounds in which a metal atom or a metalloid (Ge, As, Sb, Te) or a non-metal atom like B, Si, P etc. (less electronegative than C) is directly linked to a carbon atom of hydrocarbon radical or molecule. In given compounds, \[Na(O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}})\] contains \[Na-O\] bonding and is not an organometallic compound.


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