A new method for synthesis of bismuth derivatives Ph4BiХ (X = Cl, NO3) and tetra-phenylbismuthonium mesitylenesulphonate

Abstract

By reacting equimolar amounts of triphenylbismuth dichloride and dinitrate with penta-phenylbismuth in benzene, tetraphenylbismuthonium chloride and nitrate were synthesized, which in reaction with mesitylenesulfonic acid form tetraphenylbismuthonium mesitylenesulfonate with a yield of up to 73 %.