Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m2987-m2989  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806041997 ]

Di--iodo-bis[diiodo(1,10-phenanthroline)bismuth(III)]

M. A. Tershansy, A. M. Goforth, M. D. Smith, L. R. Peterson Jr and H.-C. zur Loye

Abstract: The title bismuth-iodide compound, [Bi₂I₆(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂], has been synthesized solvothermally by reacting BiI₃, Mn(CH₃COO)₂·4H₂O, and 1,10-phenanthroline in an ethanol/water solvent mixture. The compound contains two bismuth centers that are each coordinated by a phenanthroline ligand and two terminal iodide ligands, and the bismuth centers are bridged via two additional iodide ligands to form a molecular dimer. The asymmetric unit of the compound consists of one half of a single dimer molecule located on a crystallographic inversion center.

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