Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of Bi(Bi₉)[NbCl₆]₃, a New Member of the Structure Family Bi(Bi₉)[MX₆]₃, and the Crystal Structure of Bi₈[Ta₂O₂Br₇]₂

Dynamic Disorder of Bi82+ Clusters in the Plastic Phase (Bi8)3Bi[InI4]9

“…The stabilization of polycations of group 15 or 16 4 ] -proved to be suitable counter anions [6 -8]. Recently, we reported on the first tetrabromido-and tetraiodido-aluminates(III) of bismuth [9].…”

Spectroscopic characterization of bismuth embedded Y zeolites

“…15,16 As is known, bismuth has profound propensity to form clusters or to exist as Bi + in ionic liquids or crystals, which demonstrate strong visible and NIR absorption bands. 17,18 For instance, Bi 5 3+ and Bi + can coexist in Bi-GaCl 3 -benzene system at various temperatures; 18 the Bi 5 3+ displays main absorption bands at 428, 520 and 875 nm while Bi + at 609 and 694 nm. It is noteworthy that the absorption characteristics of the asannealed samples are similar with those of liquids containing Bi 5…”

“…It was reported that most cationic bismuth clusters show their characteristic scattering peaks. 17,18,[22][23][24] For instance, Bi 5…”

Bismuth Polycations Revisited: Alternative Synthesis and Electronic Structure of Bi6Br7, and Bonding in Main-Group Polyatomic Ions from a Direct Space Perspective

“…In the next six decades, other binary and ternary compounds featuring this cation followed [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. A number of other species were also discovered, such as 'classical' Bi 5 3+ [14][15][16][17][18][19] and Bi 8 2+ [13,14,[20][21][22][23][24], and more recent additions Bi 5 + [25,26], Bi 6 2+ [26,27], and Bi 10 4+ , although the latter has not been obtained as a true homoatomic unity and was mostly centered by palladium or platinum, or on rare occasion even by gold [28][29][30][31] (we leave its capped forms outside the scope of this paper as their homoatomic nature is questionable, as well as other heteroatomic bismuth clusters). The compounds that contain these polycations are essentially complex salts, with counterions for bismuth clusters being metal halide anions.…”