Clusters have been the subject of intense investigations since their famous definition
launched by Cotton in 1963, and the area has expanded ever since. One obvious …

Conspectus Bismuth-based research has become a highly topical field in recent years,
yielding remarkable prospects for new fundamental insights and new materials applications …

In contrast to their lighter homologues (P, As, Sb), the synthesis of polybismuthane clusters
is still restricted to classical solid-state approaches. We herein report on systematic …

Bismuth-rich polyanions show a unique potential in constructing nanostructured bismuth-
based materials, but they are still poorly investigated. We use a ternary precursor of the …

Bi2S3 was dissolved in the presence of either AuCl/PtCl2 or AgCl in the ionic liquids [BMIm]
Cl⋅ xAlCl3 (BMIm= 1‐n‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium; x= 4–4.3) through annealing the …

The first filled Bi95+ polycation was isolated in the form of [RhBi9](AlCl4) 4 crystals by
dissolution of the solid precursor Bi12–xRhX13–x in the Lewis‐acidic ionic liquid [BMIm] Cl …

Ionic liquids (ILs) are able to activate elements that are insoluble in common solvents. Here,
the synthesis of binary antimony compounds directly from elements was explored. The 12 …

The reaction of Bi and Bi2S3 in the Lewis‐acidic ionic liquid [BMIm] Cl⋅ 4.3 AlCl3 (BMIm= 1‐
n‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium) at 200° C yielded air‐sensitive black crystals of …

The intermetalloid clusters [M2Bi12] 4+(M= Ni, Rh) were synthesized as halogenido‐
aluminates in Lewis‐acidic ionic liquids. The reaction of bismuth and NiCl2 in [BMIm] Cl …

The reaction of Bi and BiCl3 with RbCl or CsCl in the Lewis-acidic ionic liquid (IL)[BMIm] Cl·
4AlCl3 at T= 200° C yielded air-sensitive, shiny black crystals. X-ray diffraction on single …