Dichloromethane as solvent for the synthesis of polycationic clusters at room temperature - a link to standard organometallic chemistryElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Details on powder diffractogram and Raman spectra. See DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00769b

Dichloromethane (DCM), CH 2 Cl 2 has been identified as an alternative reaction medium for room-temperature synthesis of subvalent homopolyatomic clusters of the group 15 element bismuth. Dichloromethane has been identified as an alternative reaction medium for room-temperature synthesis of subvalent homopolyatomic bismuth clusters.