One-Dimensional Diiodine-Iodobismuthate(III) Hybrids Cat3{[Bi2I9](I2)3}: Syntheses, Stability, and Optical Properties

Inorg Chem. 2020 Dec 7;59(23):17320-17325. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02599. Epub 2020 Nov 17.

Abstract

One-dimensional iodine-rich iodobismuthates(III), Cat3{[Bi2I9](I2)3} [Cat = 1,4-MePy (1) and 1-EtBMAP (2)], feature the highest amount of "trapped" diiodine units in polyhalogen-halometalates of p-block elements. Both complexes have narrow optical band gaps (1.55 and 1.63 eV, respectively) and moderate thermal stability.