N.O-Chelate complexes of R,S-2-(3-thienyl)glycinate (L) have been obtained: ML2 (M = Ni, Cu), (n-Bu3P)(Cl)M(L) (M = Pd. Pt), (η3-C3H5)Pd(L), C6H4CH,CHNMe2Pd(L), (η6-p-cymene)(Cl)Ru(L), (η5-C5Me5)(Cl)M(L) (M = Rh, Ir) and (η5-C5H5)(OC)2Mo(L). The methyl ester of R,S-2-(3-thienvl)glycine (L') forms the complexes trans-CT2PdL′2, cis- Cl2Pt(L')2, (η-Bu3P)(Cl2)M(L') (M = Pd, Pt) and (η5-C5Me5)(Cl)2M(L') (M = Rh, Ir) in which the ligand L' is coordinated through the amino group. The structures of (η3-C3H5)Pd(L) and of (η5-C5Me5)(Cl2)Ir(L') have been determined by X-ray diffraction. N- Benzoyl-2-(3-thienylglycine methyl ester reacts with Cr(CO)6 to yield a tricarbonyl complex with an η6-coordinated phenyl group. N-Benzoyl-R,S-2-(3-thienyl)glycinate (L") and (η5- C5H5)2TiCl2 give the diastereoisomers [(η5-C5H5)2Ti(R-L")(R-L")2/(η5-C5H5)2Ti(S-L") (S-L")] and (η5-C5H5)2Ti(R-L")(S-L") with Ti-O-bonds.