A short Bi=Bi bond supported by a metalloid group 13 ligand

Ganesan Prabusankar, Christian Gemel, Pattiyil Parameswaran, Charity Flener, Gernot Frenking, Roland A. Fischer

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Abstract

Bismuth goes GaGa: Dibismuthenes are derived from commercially available bismuth(III) triflate or aryloxide salts by employing [Ga(ddp)] (ddp=CH[MeC(2,6-iPr2C6H3)N]2) as an efficient reducing agent and trapping ligand. Apart from the shortest bismuth-bismuth bonds known to date, the compounds demonstrate the unique synthetic potential in main-group chemistry of lowcoordinate Group 13 compounds analogous to N-heterocyclic carbenes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5526-5529
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume48
Issue number30
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bismuth
  • Gallium
  • Main-group elements
  • Metal-metal interactions
  • Reduction

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