(Dipp2NacNac)Ga (Dipp2NacNac = HC{C(Me)N(Dipp)}2; Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) was used as a trapping reagent for the unstable compounds tBuSbH2 and MeBiH2 to yield (Dipp2NacNac)GaH(SbHtBu) (1) and {(Dipp2NacNac)GaH(BiMe)}2 (2). Moreover, its reactions with a row of alkylated or arylated dichloro-bismuthenes resulted in either bridged species or the formation of a dibismuthane.
