Hydrometalation


Hydrometalation is a type of chemical reaction in organometallic chemistry in which a chemical compound with a hydrogen to metal bond adds to compounds with an unsaturated bond like an alkene forming a new compound with a carbon to metal bond. The metal is less electronegative than hydrogen, the reverse reaction is beta-hydride elimination. The reaction is structurally related to carbometalation. When the substrate is an alkyne the reaction product is a vinylorganometallic.
Examples are hydroboration, hydroalumination, hydrosilylation and hydrozirconation.