Reactions of tetra- and triphenylantimony halides with phenylbismuth bis(arenesulfonates). Formation of a new 8-membered macroring incorporating Bi, O, and S atoms

Reactions of tetra- and triphenylantimony halides with phenylbismuth bis(2, 5-dimethylbenzene)and bis(4-methylbenzene)sulfonates in a benzene-ether sol ution at room temperature were used to prepare tetraphenylantimony bis[mu ( 2,5-dimethylbenzenesufonato)]-bis[dichloro(phenyl)bismate(III)] (Ph4Sb+)(2) . [Ph2Bi2(OSO2C6H3Me2-2,5)(2)Cl-4](2-), tetraphenylantimony bis[mu-(4-methy lbenzenesulfonato)]-bis[chloro-(4-methylbenzenesulfonato)phenylbismate(III) ] [Ph4Sb+](2)[Ph2Bi2(OSO2C6H4Me-4)(4)Cl-2](2-). 2C(6)H(5), and tetraphenyla ntimony bis[mu-(4-methylbenzenesulfonato)]bis[bromo(4-methylbenzenesulfonat o)phenylbismate(III)] [Ph4Sb+](2)[Ph2Bi2(OSO2C6H4Me-4)(4)Br-2](2-). 2C(6)H( 6). The structure of these ionic compounds was established by X-ray diffrac tion. The cation in all the compounds is (Ph4Sb)(+), and in the double-char ged cyclic anions the arenesulfonic group plays the role of a bridging liga nd between the two bismuth-containing fragments.