Bonding of Cp-ligands
Cp-ligands are generally bound via all 5 carbon atoms to a metal centre (η5-coordination π-complexes). In rare cases, the Cp unit can bond through three carbon atoms, like in ; or through one carbon atom, as in .
Read more about this topic: Cyclopentadienyl Complex
Famous quotes containing the word bonding:
“The bottom line on bonding with multiples seems to be that if you see bonding as a static event—a moment in time at which you must have eye contact and skin contact simultaneously with two or more infants—you may indeed be in trouble.”
—Pamela Patrick Novotny (20th century)