Preferred Label : agostic interaction;
IUPAC definition : The manner of interaction (termed according to the Greek 'to hold or clasp to oneself
as a shield') of a coordinatively unsaturated metal atom with a ligand, when the metal
atom draws the ligand towards itself. An important type of agostic interaction is
the C–H–Metal coordination providing for the activation of the C–H bond in transition
metal complexes.;
Origin ID : AT06984;
See also
The manner of interaction (termed according to the Greek 'to hold or clasp to oneself
as a shield') of a coordinatively unsaturated metal atom with a ligand, when the metal
atom draws the ligand towards itself. An important type of agostic interaction is
the C–H–Metal coordination providing for the activation of the C–H bond in transition
metal complexes.
