The bonding and spectroscopic properties of 5-(
5-cyclopentadienyl)-5-cobalta-1,3,2,4-dithiadiazole (i.e., a structure having a Co-N-S-N-S five-membered ring, abbreviatedCpCoS
2N
2) have been studied, based on the results of theoretical calculations at the DFT/B3LYP level with the 6-311+G* basis set and on a redetermination of the single-crystalstructure and experimental NMR spectra. A description of the bonding is provided based ona combination of geometrical data, electron densities, bond orders, and valencies, and acritical evaluation of the aromaticity of the compound is given based on several aromaticitycriteria. In addition, a dipole analysis is performed and the reactive sites in this complexare located by means of atomic charges, molecular electrostatic potentials, Fukui functions,and local softnesses.