The influence of aromatic cations on the geometries of the Bi(III) halide polyhedra. Synthesis and crystal structures of quinolinium, isoquinolinium and 8-hydroxyquinolinium polychlorobismuthate(III) derivative

The compounds [quinolinium]4[Bi2Cl10] (1), [isoquinolinium]4[Bi2Cl10].2H2O (2) and [8-hydroxyquinolinium]4[BiCl6].Cl.2H2O (3) have been obtained by reacting bismuthate oxide and the appropriate base in HCl acid medium. The crystal structures of 1 and 2 consist of quinolinium and isoquinolinium cations respectively interacting through hydrogen bonding with [Bi2Cl10]4- dimers. The different degree of interactions in the two derivatives causes significant differences in the bond distances of the anions. The crystal structure of 3 is made of [BiCl6]3- and Cl- anions and 8-hydroxyquinolinium cations. Hydrogen bond interactions including the N-bonded and O-bonded H atoms together with an interstitial chlorine atom stabilize the entire crystal structure.