The present invention relates to a
bismuth-containing catalyst of formula (R1)2-(R2)-(Bi)3+ (I), wherein (R1)2- is a dianion of formula (II*), wherein A is unsubstituted or at least monosubstituted linear C3-30-alkylene, wherein at least two not adjacent CH2 groups of C3-30-alkylene are replaced by a
heteroatom independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, 5 NH, N-C1-30-
alkyl, N-C6-14-
aryl and N-C7-30-aralkyl, wherein
alkyl and
aryl fragments of N-C1-30-
alkyl, N-C6-14-
aryl, N-C7-30-aralkyl may at least be monosubstituted by hydroxyl,
halogen, -CF3, NH2, -NH-C1-6-alkyl, -NH- phenyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -N(phenyl)2, -SH, -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-phenyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl or -O-phenyl, to process for the preparation of the
bismuth containing catalyst, to a process for the preparation of a compound,
oligomer or
polymer comprising at least one urethane group using the
bismuth-containing catalyst, to a composition comprising (i) at least one monoalcohol (B1) or
polyol (B2), (ii) at least one polyisocyanate (A) and (iii) the bismuth-containing catalyst, to a
coating or
adhesive layer formed from the composition on a substrate, to a foam formed from the composition, and to the use of the bismuth-containing catalyst in for preparing compounds, oligomers or polymers comprising a urethane group, as esterification and
transesterification catalyst and as catalyst for ring-opening polymerizations of lactones and epoxides.