Reported here is a new synthetic method of triarylmetals MAr3 (M= As, Sb, Bi). It is composed of two-step reactions starting from the metal oxides:(1) A reaction of the metal oxide with 2, 6-dimethoxybenzenethiol ΦSH [Φ= 2, 6-(MeO) 2C6H3] in the presence of acid to give the thiolatometals M (SΦ) 3, and (2) A reaction of M (SΦ) 3 with organolithium reagent LiAr to give MAr3 (Ar= Ph, 4-MeC6H4, 4-Me2NC6H4, Φ). Since ΦSH is odorless ...