Bromine-rich complexes of bismuth: experimental and theoretical studies

Sergey A Adonin; Igor D Gorokh; Alexander S Novikov; Denis G Samsonenko; Pavel E Plyusnin; Maxim N Sokolov; Vladimir P Fedin

doi:10.1039/c7dt04779g

Bromine-rich complexes of bismuth: experimental and theoretical studies

Dalton Trans. 2018 Feb 20;47(8):2683-2689. doi: 10.1039/c7dt04779g.

Authors

Sergey A Adonin¹, Igor D Gorokh, Alexander S Novikov, Denis G Samsonenko, Pavel E Plyusnin, Maxim N Sokolov, Vladimir P Fedin

Affiliation

¹ Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS, 630090 Lavrentieva St. 3, Novosibirsk, Russia. adonin@niic.nsc.ru.

PMID: 29410985
DOI: 10.1039/c7dt04779g

Abstract

Three novel polybromide complexes of bismuth(iii) - (2,6-MePyH)₃[BiBr₅(Br₃)] (1), (H₂bpp){[BiBr₅](Br₂)} (2) and (3-ClPyH)₂{[BiBr₅](Br₂)} (3) - were synthesized. The results of an extended screening involving a set of organic cations resulting in the formation/non-formation of Bi(iii) polybromides are presented and discussed. The nature of BrBr interactions in Bi(iii) polybromides was investigated by theoretical methods, enabling the estimation of their energies.