“…Wilkinson noted soon after the initial Ramirez report that, since Ib would be isoelectronic with benzene, the ylide might be expected to form compounds of the type (η 5 -C 5 H 4 PPh 3 )M(CO) 3 (M = Cr, Mo, W), analogous to the known arene compounds (η 6 -C 6 H 6 )M(CO) 3 . Successful attempts to prepare the group 6 compounds were carried out, and the molybdenum compound was obtained analytically pure,2a although the structures and chemistry of these compounds were only explored many years later. 2b-g Analogous carbonyl complexes of manganese and rhenium, of the type [(η 5 -C 5 H 4 PPh 3 )M(CO) 3 ] + (M = Mn, Re), and a cobalt complex, [(η 5 -C 5 H 4 PPh 3 )Co(CO) 2 ] + , have subsequently been reported, as have a few satisfactorily characterized complexes of I with ruthenium,5a rhodium, 5b,c nickel,5d palladium, 5e-h platinum,5h and mercury. 5i,j However, a number of attempts to prepare complexes of metal halides generally resulted in poorly soluble species of indefinite constitution …”