Metal-organic compound

<p>Metal-organic compounds (jargon: metalorganics, metallo-organics) are a class of <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compounds</a> that contain metals and <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic</a> <a href="/facts/Ligand/6etB3qeW">ligands</a>, but lacking direct metal-carbon bonds. Metal β-diketonates, metal <a href="/facts/Alkoxides/RqG0rm1v">alkoxides</a>, metal dialkylamides, <a href="/facts/Transition_metal_carboxylate_complex/bEy5Rdh4">transition metal carboxylate complexes</a>, <a href="/facts/Metal_acetylacetonates/xfs1jkzy">metal acetylacetonates</a>, and <a href="/facts/Metal_phosphine_complex/aHwFUNB0">metal phosphine complexes</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Materials_science/N5HrXRYW">materials science</a> for <a href="/facts/Metalorganic_vapour_phase_epitaxy/Ldg0BICo">metal organic vapor deposition</a> (MOCVD) or <a href="/facts/Sol-gel/u4vtn2uj">sol-gel</a> processing. Precise definitions of metal-organic compound may vary, however the term may describe:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Organometallic_chemistry/bhqFz2P0">Organometallic chemistry</a></li>
<li>Metal <a href="/facts/Coordination_complex/1tCyeQUm">coordination complexes</a> of organic ligands.</li></ul>

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Metal-organic compound