Have you heard about Bismuth? Relatively unknown, it’s one of the most beautiful metals in the world. 😲 Thanks to the “thin-layer” effect (the same one that produces shimmering rainbow colors when you have a layer of oil on water) it creates stunning jewelry & sculptures. ✨ That’s why here at The Bismuth Smith we work exclusively with this breathtaking material... From animals to skulls, dragons to flowers, and all manner of beautiful jewelry, we have something for everyone. 👇 | The Bismuth Sm

The first structural proof of bismuth acting as a halogen bond acceptor has been reported in JACS (🔎https://ccdc-info.com/4ht3O93). The unstable adduct CSD entry XUCFAG, which can be regarded as an intermediate in an overall Bi(i) to Bi(iii) oxidation process, displays Bi…I contacts below the sum of the van der Waals radii and elongated C-I bonds. 🔗 https://ccdc-info.com/3YPXbGt #FeaturedStructureFriday #Crystallography | Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC)