Reaction of Triphenylbismuth Bis(arenesulfonates) with Triphenylstibine

Tetraphenylantimony arenesulfonates and diphenylbismuth arenesulfonates were prepared by reaction of triphenylbismuth bis(arenesulfonates) with triphenylstibine in toluene at 25°C. The crystal and molecular structure of diphenylbismuth 2,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonate was studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The molecules of the compound in the crystal form chains of Ph₂BiOSO₂C₆H₃Me₂-2,4 fragments linked with oxygen atoms of the sulfo group of the bridging arenesulfonate ligand.