Synthesis and structure of triphenylbismuth bis(1-adamantanecarboxylate)

Triphenylbismuth bis(1-adamantanecarboxylate) was synthesized by reacting triphenylbismuth with 1-adamantanecarboxylic acid in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. In the complex, the coordination sphere of a bismuth atom is a trigonal bipyramid with C(Ph) atoms in the equatorial plane and O atoms in the apical positions. The Bi-C bond lengths are 2.213(4) Å (two bonds) and 2.222(5) Å; two Bi-O bond lengths are 2.306(3) Å. The Bi…O(=C) donor-acceptor interactions (2.716(3) Å) occur in the molecule. The equatorial CBiC angle on the side of the Bi…O(=C) contact is 157.1(2)°.