Main group metal halide complexes with sterically hindered thioureas part XVIII: The synthesis, characterization, and X-ray crystallographic study of a BiCl3 complex with 1-methyl-2(3H)-imidazolethione

A complex of BiCl3 with 1-methyl-2(3H)-imidazolethione (meimtH) has been prepared and characterized. The structure consists of two different bismuth coordination spheres. One is distorted octahedral with three meimtH in meridional configuration and is tethered via hydrogen bonding to a dimeric pair of octahedra sharing a common edge through bridging chlorine atoms.