“…Major pathways for introduction of the oxido groups during cluster formation include microhydrolysis, ether elimination, and oxidation. [1c, 4] Several bismuth oxido clusters [Bi m O n ] (3 mÀ2 n)+ with surface capping ligands such as hydroxide, [5] alkoxides, [6] aryl oxides, [7] siloxides, [8] carboxylates, [9] and phosphonates [10] were isolated recently by using solvolytic methods. In addition, a few heterometallic bismuth compounds in which metal atoms are connected through oxido bridges [8b, 11] have also been synthesized by similar approaches.…”