“…In this BiN 2 Cl 4 octahedron, the Bi1-N1 = 2.505 (3) Å, Bi1-N2 = 2.474 (3) Å, Bi1-Cl1 = 2.7272 (10) Å, Bi1-Cl2 = 2.6708 (10) Å, Bi1-Cl3 = 2.7841 (12) Å, Bi1-Cl4 = 2.5853 (11) Å. All bond lengths are within commonly accepted values in the literature (James et al, 2000;Jarraya et al, 1995). The crystal structure of the [Bi(phen)I 4 ]salt has already been determined (Bowmaker et al, 1998), and the Bi atom therein is coordinated in a similar distorted octahedron by two N atoms and four I atoms.…”