Sulfonato-encapsulated bismuth(III) oxido-clusters from Bi2O3 in water under mild conditions

Philip C Andrews; Madleen Busse; Peter C Junk; Craig M Forsyth; Roshani Peiris

doi:10.1039/c2cc33495j

Sulfonato-encapsulated bismuth(III) oxido-clusters from Bi2O3 in water under mild conditions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Aug 7;48(61):7583-5. doi: 10.1039/c2cc33495j. Epub 2012 Jun 26.

Authors

Philip C Andrews¹, Madleen Busse, Peter C Junk, Craig M Forsyth, Roshani Peiris

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Vic. 3800, Australia. phil.andrews@monash.edu

PMID: 22735330
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc33495j

Abstract

Treatment of Bi(2)O(3) with the acids; S-(+)-10-camphorsulfonic, 2,4,6-mesitylenesulfonic and sulfamic, under sonication at room temperature in water for 2-4 h, results in the formation and subsequent crystallisation of polynuclear bismuth oxido-clusters; [Bi(18)O(12)(OH)(12)(O(3)S-Cam)(18)(H(2)O)(2)], [Bi(38)O(45)(O(3)S-Mes)(24)(H(2)O)(14)] and [Bi(6)O(4)(OH)(4)(O(3)SNH(2))(6)].