Access to Unsupported Iminobismuthane and Tetraazabismole Species Enabled by a Rigid and Bulky Organobismuthinidene
ABSTRACT Herein, we report the reactivity of a monocoordinate bismuthinidene ( 1 ) with various organic azides. The reaction of 1 with p ‐toluenesulfonyl azide resulted in the formation of an unprecedented, unsupported iminobismuthane ( 2 ), which features the shortest reported Bi–N distance of 2.041(3) Å in an iminobismuthane. Conversely, the reaction of 1 with 4‐azidobiphenyl resulted in the first example of a species containing a tetraazabismole (BiN 4 ) heterocycle ( 3 ). We also highlight that 1 demonstrates catalytic activity, enabling the reduction of a selection of organic azides.
Authors
- Maurice van Gastel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1547-6365)
- Kristian L. Mears (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8515-4177)
- Serena DeBeer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5196-3400)
- Josep Cornellà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4152-7098)
- Gabriele Deplano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0505-7722)
- Khai‐Nghi Truong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9764-7350)
- Davide Spinnato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4128-6116)
- Markus Leutzsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-9399)
- Marcel Potocnik
- Nils Nöthling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9709-8187)
Institutions
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (DE)
- Toray International Europe (Germany) (DE)
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2026-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.2998568
- Primary Topic
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00