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The Dimethylbismuth Cation: Entry Into Dative Bi−Bi Bonding and Unconventional Methyl Exchange

Ramler, Jacqueline, Fantuzzi, Felipe, Geist, Felix, Hanft, Anna, Braunschweig, Holger, Engels, Bernd, Lichtenberg, Crispin (2021) The Dimethylbismuth Cation: Entry Into Dative Bi−Bi Bonding and Unconventional Methyl Exchange. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60 (46). pp. 24388-24394. ISSN 1433-7851. E-ISSN 1521-3773. (doi:10.1002/anie.202109545) (KAR id:96280)

Abstract

The dimethyl bismuth cation, [BiMe2(SbF6)], has been isolated and characterized. Reaction with BiMe3 allows access to the first compound featuring Bi→Bi donor–acceptor bonding. In solution, dynamic behavior with methyl exchange via an unusual SE2 mechanism is observed, underlining the unique properties of bismuth species as soft Lewis acids with the ability to undergo reversible Bi−C bond cleavage.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1002/anie.202109545
Uncontrolled keywords: bismuth; cationic species; electrophilic substitution; Lewis acidity; methyl exchange
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Chemistry and Forensics
Depositing User: Felipe Fantuzzi
Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2022 08:11 UTC
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2022 08:27 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/96280 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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