C NMR studies have shown that in both Pd(II)-and Pt(II)-allyl (modified-MOP) (MOP ) (S)-2-diarylphosphino-1,1′-binaphthyl) complexes the substituent on the MOP auxiliary can affect how the naphthyl backbone interacts with a metal center. With the MeO-MOP analogue, the metal binds the carbon in a weak η 1 -fashion, whereas with H-MOP it prefers an η 2 -binding mode. For the Pt complexes, the 1 J( 195 Pt, 13 C) values proved to be diagnostic tools. Both modes of bonding afford relatively weak bonds to the metal. Modifying the MOP ligand structure from a PPh 2 to a P(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl) 2 analogue can markedly affect the bond distances within the coordination sphere, as indicated by the X-ray structural data for PdCl(η 3 -C 3 H 5 )(modified-MOP). 2-D NMR exchange spectroscopy can be used to recognize and distinguish between the two most common types of η 3 -η 1 -η 3 isomerization process, i.e., rotation around the allyl C-C bond versus rotation around the allyl M-C bond. For the complex PdCl(η 3 -C 3 H 5 )(H-MOP), the fastest isomerization process involves rotation around the allyl C-C bond.Supporting Information Available: Text giving experimental details and a full listing of crystallographic data for 13, including tables of positional and isotropic equivalent displacement parameters, anisotropic displacement parameters, calculated positions of the hydrogen atoms, bond distances, and bond angles. ORTEP figure showing the full numbering schemes. X-ray data are also available as a CIF file. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org. OM049039T