[LWNSbNWL] 7 (L = N(CH 2 CH 2 N(Np)) 3 ; Np = CH 2 CMe 3 ) is prepared by treatment of [LWCl] 5 with LiSb(SiMe 3 ) 2 -(dme) n ; the ethylene complex [LWCl(C 2 H 4 )] 6 is a side product in the synthesis of 5; all complexes are structurally characterised.Complexes of the general formula [L n M·E] (E = P, As) with terminal ligands represent a new class of compounds. 6 While complex 5 dissolves well in toluene and is moderately soluble in pentane, compound 6 undergoes decomposition even in solvents of low polarity, resulting in the formation of an insoluble solid which could not be characterised. In the mass spectra of 5 and 6 the peaks for the molecular ions are observed. The 1 H NMR spectrum of 5 reveals broad signals at high and low field for the paramagnetic d 2 -tungsten complex. †The source of the ethylene in 6 is uncertain. It is possibly a result of a fragmentation of the tren ligand itself. Schrock and co-workers observed C-N bond cleavage of the ligand framework of a tren complex of tantalum, yielding a N-allyl unit. 7 Moreover, the low yields generally observed in the reactions of chlorotungsten(IV) complexes with tren ligands indicate various side reactions during the synthesis. 8 In the structure of the trigonal bipyramidal tungsten complex 5 the W-Cl and the W-N ax distances [2.389(2) and 2.179(5) Å] are only slightly shorter than the equivalent distances [2.399(2) and 2.182(6) Å] in the isostructural Me 3 Si substituted complex 4. ‡ In 6 (Fig.