Which of the following is not considered as an organometallic compound?

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Which of the following is not considered as an organometallic compound? (A) cis-Platin (B) Ferrocene (C) Zeise’s salt (D) Grignard reagent

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Organometallic compounds are those compounds which have metal directly linked with carbon atom of an organic compound/ group. These are formed either by σ-bond or π-bond or both. Cis-platin is not an organometallic compound and is used as an anticancer drug. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/physics/e0e96535295c5958136c050bafc566a2-.png" />

Q. Which of the following is not considered as an organometallic compound?

cis-Platin

Ferrocene

Zeise’s salt

Grignard reagent

Organometallic compounds are those compounds which have metal directly linked with carbon atom of an organic compound/ group. These are formed either by $σ$ -bond or $π$ -bond or both. Cis-platin is not an organometallic compound and is used as an anticancer drug.