Table 3.1.2.

Selected examples of steric effect on distance of metal to ligand plane

Complex	Ligand	Distance from M to ligand plane (Å)	Reference
LScCl2(THF)n	LtBu,iPr	1.295	16
	LMe,iPr	0.694	47
LSc(alkyl)2	LtBu,iPr	1.154	16
	LMe,iPr	1.116	16
	LMe,m-tBu	0.489	69
	LMe,m-Tipp	0.204	69
LZrCl3	LtBu,iPr	1.650	70
	LMe,iPr	0.820	71
LVCl2(THF)n	LMe,Me	0.528	52
	LMe,H	0.227	55
LCr(Cp)(Me)	LMe,iPr	0.702	62
	LMe,Et	0.699	72
	LMe,Me	0.650	72
LCr(Cp)(Cl)	LMe,iPr	0.719	62
	LMe,Et	0.751	72
	LMe,Me	0.680	63
	LMe,H	0.087	73
LCr(Cp)(μ-O)Cr(Cp)L	LMe,Me	0.858, 0.848	38
	LMe,m-TIPP	0.771, 0.726	38
[LCr(μ-Cl)(THF)]2	LMe,iPr	0.668	36
	LMe,Me	0.554	37
[LFe(μ-H)]2	LtBu,iPr	0.565	40
	LMe,iPr	0.540	21
	MeLMe,Me	0.260	20
LFe(μ-H)2B(Et)2	LtBu,iPr	0.093	74
	LMe,iPr	0.000	74
LFe(μ-Cl)2Li(THF)2	LMe,iPr	0.381	18
	LMe,Me3	0.000	20
LFe(F)(tBuPy)	LtBu,iPr	0.339	21
	LMe,iPr	0.294	21
LFe(tBuPy)(NN)Fe(tBuPy)L	LtBu,iPr	0.394, 0.553	41
	LMe,iPr	0.250, 0.250	41
LFe-(η3-N3Ad)	LtBu,iPr	0.762	75
	LMe,iPr	0.753	75
[LFeNNFeL]K2	LtBu,iPr	0.290, 0.111	6
	LMe,iPr	0.072, 0.004	41
LFe-alkyl	LtBu,iPr	0.065	76
	LMe,iPr	0.019	77
LFe-alkyne	LtBu,iPr	0.097	78
	LMe,iPr	0.008	79
LCo(μ-Cl)2Li(THF)2	LtBu,iPr	0.362	22
	LMe,iPr	0.314	80
LNi(P4)NiL	LMe,iPr	0.184, 0.184	42
	LMe,Et	0.215, 0.030	42
LCu(CNAr)	LMe,iPr	0.342	29
	LMe,Me	0.144	81
[LCu(μ-S)]2	PhLH,iPr	0.349	67
	PhLH,Et	0.302	67
	ArFLH,iPr	0.271	67
	ArFLH,Me	0.002	67
LCu(NCCH3)	LtBu,iPr	0.046	8
	LCF3,iPr	0.028	82
	LCF3/Me,iPr	0.022	82
LRu(Cl)(η6-Benzene)	LCF3,Me	0.624	83
	LMe,Me	0.635	84
	LCF3, m-CF3	0.246	83
	LMe, m-Me	0.207	85
	LMe,H	0.048	83
LRu(Cl)(η5-Cp*)	LMe,Me	0.628	86
	LMe,m-Me	0.343	86