Reaction of triphenylbismuth with 4-nitrophenylacetic and 2-nitrobenzoic acids provided phenylbismuth bis(4-nitrophenyl)acetate and diphenylbismuth 2-nitrobenzoate. According to the XRD data, bismuth atoms have distorted octahedral and trigonal-bipyramid coordinations. Tridentate carboxylate ligands play role of chelates.