The reaction of TMP-NH 2 [TMP = m,m-(CF 3 ) 2 -C 6 H 3 ] with 2 equiv of n-BuLi led to the in situ formation of Li 2 [N-TMP], which, after the addition of BiCl 3 , formed a [Cl-Bi(μ 3 -N-TMP)] 4 -type heterocubane in up to 30% yield. Transmetalation reactions, thought of as alternatives, starting from the analogous tin−nitrogen heterocubane [Sn(μ 3 -N-TMP)] 4 and BiCl 3 resulted in the isolation of a complex reaction mixture from which different Bi−N and Bi−Sn−N cage compounds could be isolated. The structures of all cage compounds that contain bismuth are discussed, and the thermodynamics of the formation of [Cl-Bi(μ 3 -N-TMP)] 4 are highlighted. In an attempt to isolate Li 2 [N-TMP], generated in situ from TMP-NH 2 and 2 equiv of n-BuLi, it was possible to isolate a lithium salt with a negatively charged lithium cluster of the type [Li 9 (N-TMP) 5 F] 2− with an unusual Li 9 N 5 F skeleton.