Synthesis and structure of phenylbismuth bis(chloroacetate)

Abstract

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.