Unfortunately, our attempts to isolate this paramagnetic congener of the starting complex 2 via chemical reduction have proven unsuccessful so far. The very low-lying LUMO and a highly electrophilic (Bi)3 + core led us to explore complex 2 as a potential electrophilic source of Bi(I) cations. Recently, some main groupbased complexes have been used as transfer agents to easily transfer pnictogen atoms. When 2 was treated with a solution of organolithium reagent 5, N,C,N-bismuthinidene was obtained in 80% yield, with partial recovery of 1 (Figure ). The unique ability to transfer Bi(I) atoms could potentially open new routes for the synthesis of novel low-valent bismuth-based compounds.