
Bismuth Ring of five atoms synthesized
Credit: Nature Chemistry (2025). DOI: 10.1038/S41557-024-01713-8 Researchers at the Karlsruhe (Kit) Institute of Technology have synthesized a BI5⁻ Ring, a molecule with five bismuth atoms, and stabilized it in a metal complex. Its discovery fills a vacuum in chemical knowledge and allows future applications in research of materials, catalysis and electronic. His findings have been…