First, the reactivity of molybdocene dihydride toward bismuth siloxides was studied. Depending on the stoichiometry, compounds of the type [Cp2Mo{Bi(OR)2}2] (R = SiMe2
t
Bu, 1, R = SiPh3, 3) or [Cp2Mo(μ-BiOR)2MoCp2] (R = SiMe2
t
Bu, 2
t
, R = SiPh3, 4
t
) were obtained. Apart from 4 all of these compounds were characterized via single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, which revealed for the compound 2
t
a trans orientation of the two silanolate groups, similar to that found in case of the corresponding tert-butoxide derivatives. In contrast to those, however, the silanolates 2
t
and 4
t
proved to be stable in solution with respect to subsequent intramolecular silanol eliminations, which allowed for detailed NMR spectroscopic investigation. These studies revealed that on dissolution of 2
t
and 4
t
, they slowly enter into an equilibrium with isomers containing the two silanolate ligands in a cis configuration, 2
c
and 4
c
. However, the cis isomers cannot be isolated from the isomeric mixtures, as the trans isomer always precipitates first. Due to the thermodynamic stability of 2 and 4, these complexes can also be obtained starting from [(η5-Cp)Mo(μ2-η5:η1-C5H4)Bi]2, which contains bent Bi−C bonds and is formed from the tert-butoxide derivative of 2 and 4, [Cp2Mo{Bi(O
t
Bu)}2MoCp2], II
H
, by further alcohol elimination as the thermodynamically most favored product in that system: Reacting this compound with the silanols HOSiMe2
t
Bu and HOSiPh3 provides 2
t
and 4
t
, respectively, which underlines that these complexes represent the thermodynamic holes within these corresponding systems.