title: Isolation of a Bismuth Chloride-Iron Carbonyl Adduct: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [PhCH(2)NMe(3)](2)[Bi(2)Cl(4)(&mgr;-Cl)(2){&mgr;-Fe(CO)(4)}].
abstract: The reaction of bismuth(III) chloride with [PhCH(2)NMe(3)](2)[Fe(CO)(4)] at a ratio of 2:1 in acetonitrile yields the iron carbonyl-bismuth chloride adduct [PhCH(2)NMe(3)](2)[Bi(2)Cl(4)(&mgr;-Cl)(2){&mgr;-Fe(CO)(4)}] cleanly in high yield. The complex consists of two BiCl(3) groups bridged by an [Fe(CO)(4)](2)(-) unit. Two chloride ligands are shared between the Bi atoms, producing square-pyramidal coordination at bismuth and octahedral coordination at the iron center. The production of this complex represents the synthesis of a stable adduct of a highly nucleophilic metal carbonyl anion with a strongly Lewis acidic main group halide. The compound C(24)H(32)N(2)O(4)Bi(2)Cl(6)Fe crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pba2 (No. 32) with cell parameters a = 14.624(3) Å, b = 17.010(3) Å, c = 7.1990(10) Å, V = 1790.8(5) Å(3), and Z = 2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, and LCSIM-URA 1495, Université de Rennes I, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R.
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Eveland
authors.forename: Kenton H.
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Whitmire
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Saillard