“…This is the only example of a bismuth-benzyl compound in the literature, despite the fact that benzyl is a special type of alkyl group that can coordinate in a variety of ways to metals, Scheme . − To determine how bismuth benzyl complexes compared structurally to BiPh 3 and Bi(allyl) 3 complexes, the reactions of a benzyl Grignard reagent with bismuth chlorides were explored. The reaction with the NCN pincer aryl ligated complex, Ar′BiCl 2 [Ar′ = 2,6-(Me 2 NCH 2 ) 2 C 6 H 3 ], was studied first because this ancillary Ar′ ligand has proven useful in isolating many new types of complexes. − The homoleptic complex, Bi(CH 2 Ph) 3 , , was synthesized for crystallographic studies and the results are reported here.…”