| abstract |
The invention relates to a method for producing organometallic compounds RMn (M = alkali or an alkaline earth element, R = an alkyl group), where n = valency of the metal M and R = an alkyl group with between 2 and 18 C-atoms, in which method an olefin is hydrometallated in an alkyl methyl ether, or a solvent mixture containing an alkyl methyl ether, by means of the metal M and in the presence of a hydrogen source as well as in the presence of a transition metal catalyst, wherein the molar ratio of the alkyl methyl ether to the metal M is at least 0.01 : 1 and a maximum 50 : 1. |