title: Concerning the molecular and electronic structure of a tungsten-tungsten quadruply bonded complex supported by two 6-carboethoxy-2-carboxylatoazulene ligands.
abstract: The preparation and molecular structure of a W2(4+)-quadruply bonded complex is reported wherein two mutually trans azulene-2-carboxylato ligands are shown to be strongly coupled by ligand pi-M2delta-ligand pi conjugation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7582, USA.
authors.forename: Mikhail V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Barybin
authors.forename: Malcolm H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chisholm
authors.forename: Nathan J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Patmore
authors.forename: Randall E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Namrata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh