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In the first step of the catalytic cycle, the alkene bonds to palladium to make a new metal complex The alkene is now a ligand because the pi-bond of the alkene is donating some of its electrons to palladium If the alkene is an electron donor, would you expect the alkene in the complex to have a positive charge or a negative charge?

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This solution describes the role of paladium and an alkene ligand as either electron donor or electron acceptor in a catalytic cycle.

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An alkene has a single double bond and normally has no charge. If ...

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