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Reactions of Terphenylbismuth Dihalides with KSi(SiMe 3 ) 3 , K 2 Si 2 (SiMe 3 ) 4 and Na 2 [Fe(CO)] 4 : Reduction vs. Metathesis (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 16/2008)
Author(s) -
Wolf Robert,
Fischer Jelena,
Fischer Roland C.,
Fettinger James C.,
Power Philip P.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200890041
Subject(s) - chemistry , bismuth , crystallography , ring (chemistry) , crystal structure , metathesis , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , polymerization , polymer
The cover picture shows a bismuth crystal that has a similar shape to the molecular structure of the (dibismuthene)iron complex [Fe(CO) 4 (Bi 2 Ar′ 2 )] [Ar′ = C 6 H 3 ‐2,6‐(C 6 H 3 ‐2,6‐iPr 2 )], the first compound with a three‐membered Bi 2 Fe ring. The new complex was obtained from the 1:1 reaction of Na 2 [Fe(CO) 4 ] and Ar′BiCl 2 . In a similar vein, the double‐bonded dibismuthene Ar′ 2 Bi 2 and the single‐bonded dibismuthane Ar′ 2 Bi 2 Cl 2 were isolated from attempted metathesis reactions of Ar′BiCl 2 with K 2 Si 2 (SiMe 3 ) 4 and KSi(SiMe 3 ) 3 , respectively. Details are presented in the article by P. P. Power et al. on p. 2515 ff. We thank the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Austrian Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, and the Max Kade Foundation for financial support of this work; Dr. J. Chris Slootweg is acknowledged for providing the picture of the bismuth crystal.