Define organometallic compounds.
The chemical compounds which contain at least one bond between a metal atom and a carbon atom belonging to an organic molecule . Examples: alkyl lithium (RLi), Grignard reagent (RMgX) and so on.
Starting from Methyl magnesium bromide (CH3MgBr) how would you prepare:
i) ethanol
ii) propan-2-ol
iii) ethanoic acid
iv) 2-methylpropan-2-ol