Whereas indications of radical reactivity in bismuth compounds can be traced back to the
19th century, the preparation and characterization of both transient and persistent bismuth …

The geometry at an element centre can generally be predicted based on the number of
electron pairs around it using valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory …

A growing number of organopnictogen redox catalytic methods have emerged—especially
within the past 10 years—that leverage the plentiful reversible two-electron redox chemistry …

Large spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is an intrinsic property of the heavy elements that directly
affects the electronic structures of the compounds. In this work, we report the synthesis and …

We disclose a Bi-catalyzed C–H trifluoromethylation of (hetero) arenes using CF3SO2Cl
under light irradiation. The catalytic method permits the direct functionalization of various …

Herein we present the catalytic activation of N2O at a BiI⇄ BiIII redox platform. The activation
of such a kinetically inert molecule was achieved by the use of bismuthinidene catalysts …

Herein, we report a hydrodefluorination reaction of polyfluoroarenes catalyzed by
bismuthinidenes, Phebox-Bi (I) and OMe-Phebox-Bi (I). Mechanistic studies on the …

A catalytic transfer-hydrogenation utilizing a well-defined Bi (I) complex as catalyst and
ammonia-borane as transfer agent has been developed. This transformation represents a …

Bismuth has recently been shown to be able to maneuver between different oxidation states,
enabling access to unique redox cycles that can be harnessed in the context of organic …

The combination of well-established meridionally coordinating, tridentate pincer ligands with
group 15 elements affords geometrically constrained non-trigonal pnictogen pincer …