Chapter 18, Problem 18.6P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The allyl-metal interaction that shows both L-type and X-type bonds is to be drawn.

Concept introduction:

Transition metals are the metals having partially filled d-orbitals. Allyl ligands are ambidentate ligands.They bind to the metal in two ways i.e., in a ${\text{η}}^{\text{1}}$ (monohapto form) and ${\text{η}}^3$ (trihapto form). Hapticity of a ligand tells about the number of atoms in the ligand which are directly coordinated to the metal center.