Kooij, BastiaanDong, ZhaowenVarava, PaulFadaei-Tirani, FarzanehScopelliti, RosarioPiveteau, LauraSeverin, Kay2022-03-112022-03-112022-03-11202210.1039/D2CC00768Ahttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/186238The preparation and the structural characterization of vanadium complexes with terminal and bridging N-heterocyclic vinylidene ligands is reported. The synthesis of the complexes was enabled by utilization of diazoolefins as ligand precursors. Structural data and theoretical results show that N-heterocyclic vinylidenes can act as 6e− donor ligands, leading to strong metal–carbon interactions.text::journal::journal article::research article