title: Barium dibenzopentalenide as a main-group metal η⁸ complex: facile synthesis from 1,4-dilithio-1,3-butadienes and Ba[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂, structural characterization, and reaction chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China).
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Baosheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wen-Xiong
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhenfeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xi
keywords: barium; coordination modes; dibenzopentalene; pentalene