Fig. 3: DFT optimized structure of [WTp(NO)(PMe3)(C6H8)]2+ (5), the result of the double-protonation of the η2-benzene ligand of 1.
![Fig. 3: DFT optimized structure of [WTp(NO)(PMe3)(C6H8)]2+ (5), the result of the double-protonation of the η2-benzene ligand of 1.](http://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-023-38945-0/MediaObjects/41467_2023_38945_Fig3_HTML.png)
The structure features a highly distorted η4-coordinated cyclohexadiene complex.
![Fig. 3: DFT optimized structure of [WTp(NO)(PMe3)(C6H8)]2+ (5), the result of the double-protonation of the η2-benzene ligand of 1.](http://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-023-38945-0/MediaObjects/41467_2023_38945_Fig3_HTML.png)
The structure features a highly distorted η4-coordinated cyclohexadiene complex.