Monoorganylbismuth compounds with Bi-N bonds

By the reaction of Me2BiBr containing 20% of MeBiBr with lithium (trimethylsilyl)methylamide in hexane at 0°C, methylbismuth bis[(trimethyl-silyOmethylamide] is obtained in 43% yield. The accompanying dimethylbis- 

From the reactions of Me3Bi or Ph3Bi with mercaptoacetic, 2- or 3-mercap-topropionic and 2-mercaptobenzoic acids, compounds 12-17 are obtained as analytically pure samples in 43-77% yields. These compounds are insoluble 

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