The anodic oxidation of organomercury compounds
β Scribed by M. Fleischmann; D. Pletcher; G. Sundholm
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1971
- Weight
- 329 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-0728
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β¦ Synopsis
In two recent papers, the anodic oxidation of mercury(II)-olefin complexes in acidic, aqueous solution has been discussed 1'2. These complexes are known to contain a a carbon-mercury bond and it was proposed that the initial step in the oxidation of the complexes to a mixture of carboxylic acids was the anodic cleavage of this bond to produce a carbonium ion and free mercuric ion.
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