“…However, counterexamples for carbide-containing homometallic, symmetric M-C-M bridges, e.g. M ¼ Nb, 44 Re, 45 Fe, [46][47][48][49][50] and Ru, 51 exist. The only previously reported system belonging to the present class, which has been structurally characterized, namely Grubbs' trans-[(Cy 3 P) 2 Cl 2 RuC-PdCl 2 (SMe 2 )], 16 provides a good basis for comparison with 5 as it contains RuC linearly coordinated to Pd(II).…”