T. K. Ivanenko

Structures of triphenylbismuth dicarboxylates

Tripheylbismuth bis(trichloroacetate) (I), triphenylbismuth bis(chloroacetate) (II), and triphenylbismuth bis(bromoacetate) (III) were synthesized by the reaction of triphenylbismuth with carboxylic acid. The Bi atoms of the synthesized compounds have a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination with phenyl ligands in equatorial positions. The Bi-C bond lengths lie within intervals 2.194(2)–2.201(2), 2.193(8)–2.223(7), 2.191(4)–2.220(3) Å, the distances Bi-O and Bi···O(=C) are equal 2.308(2), 2.315(2), and 2.896(2), 2.931(2); 2.289(6), 2.302(6), and 2.891(6), 2.910(6); 2.295(3), 2.312(3), and 2.893(3), 2.920(3) Å in I, II, and III, respectively. Molecules of triphenylbismuth dicarboxylates show linear dependence between the maximum equatorial angle CBiC (on the side of a contact) and intramolecular distance Bi···O(=C).

Synthesis and structure of phenylbismuth bis(chloroacetate)

Crystals of phenylbismuth bis(chloroacetate) were synthesized by the reaction of triphenylbismuth with chloroacetic acid. Tridentate chelate-bridging chloroacetate ligands are bonded to neighboring molecules through the O atoms to form polymer chains. The Bi-O distances are equal to 2.36(1), 2.55(1), 2.78(1) and 2.30(1), 2.67(1), 2.85(2) Å. the length of the Bi-C bond is 2.26(2) Å.

Synthesis and Structure of Triphenylbismuth Dinitrite and Dinitrate

Triphenylbismuth dinitrate (I) and triphenylbismuth dinitrite (II) were synthesized through the reaction of triphenylbismuth dichloride with silver nitrate in an acetone–alcohol (1 : 1) solution or with sodium nitrite in acetone–water (1 : 1) solution. According to X-ray diffraction data, bismuth atoms in Iand II have a distorted trigonal bipyramidal configuration. The intramolecular Bi···N(1,2) contacts in II (2.997(3), 2.982(4) Å) are shorter than similar contacts in I(3.038(3), 3.031(3) Å); the Bi···O(2,4) distances in II and Bi···O(2,5) distances in I are equal to 2.879(2), 2.913(3) and 2.893(3), 2.896(3) Å, respectively.

Tetraphenylbismuth 2,4-Dimethylbenzenesulfonate: Synthesis and Structure

Tetraphenylbismuth 2,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonate was synthesized by reacting pentaphenylbismuth or bromine with diphenylbismuth 2,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonate and its structure was established using X-ray diffraction analysis. The Bi atom has a distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination. The Bi–C bond lengths are equal to 2.199(4)–2.227(4) Å the Bi–O distance and axial CBiO angle are equal to 2.665(3) Å and 174.2(1)°, respectively.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Tetraphenylbismuth Benzenesulfonate Hydrate and Tetraphenylbismuth 3,4-Dimethylbenzenesulfonate

The reaction of pentaphenylbismuth with SO3 or with triphenylbismuth bis(benzenesulfonate) in benzene gave tetraphenylbismuth benzenesulfonate monohydrate (I). Tetraphenylbismuth 3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonate (II) was prepared from pentaphenylbismuth and triphenylbismuth bis(3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonate) in benzene. The structures of compounds I and II were established by X-ray diffraction. The Bi atoms have a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination where the arenesulfonate group occupies an axial position. The Bi–C(average) and Bi–O distances in molecules I and II are 2.204(2), 2.695(2) Å and 2.205(2), 2.728(2) Å, respectively.

Tetra-p-Tolylantimony 4-Methylbenzenesulfonate: Synthesis and Structure

Tetra-p-tolylantimony 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (I) was synthesized via the reaction of tri-p-tolylbismuth bis(4-methylbenzenesulfonate) with penta-p-tolylantimony in toluene. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the antimony atoms of two individual molecules of I have a distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination with the axial 4-methylbenzenesulfonate ligand and three equatorial tolyl ligands, one of which contains four carbon atoms disordered over two sites with the occupancy factors 0.7 and 0.3.

Adduct of Triphenylphosphine Oxide and Sulfuric Acid: Synthesis and Structure

Adduct of triphenylphosphine oxide and sulfuric acid was synthesized by reacting arenesulfonic acids with triphenylphosphine oxide (1 : 2) in the presence of the moisture of air. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the phosphorous atom has a distorted tetrahedral coordination. The sulfuric acid molecule is disordered over two sites and is linked with two triphenylphosphine oxide molecules through hydrogen bonds.