Showing papers by "Bryan M. Gatehouse published in 1990"
TL;DR: In this article, the reaction of primary aromatic amines, mercuric acetate, and ethylene in tetrahydrofuran under pressure (ca. 40 atm) yields the organomercurials ArN(CH 2 CH 2 -HgOAc) 2 (Ar = Ph, 2-ClC 6 H 4, 3 ClC 6H 4, 4 ClC 4, or 4-ClClC 7 H 4 ) or, after treatment of the crude products with sodium halide, ArN (CH 2 HgX)
Abstract: Reaction of primary aromatic amines, mercuric acetate, and ethylene in tetrahydrofuran under pressure (ca. 40 atm) yields the organomercurials ArN(CH 2 CH 2 -HgOAc) 2 (Ar = Ph, 2-ClC 6 H 4 , 3-ClC 6 H 4 , or 4-ClC 6 H 4 ) or, after treatment of the crude products with sodium halide, ArN(CH 2 CH 2 HgX) 2 (Ar = 4-MeC 6 H 4 , 4-MeOC 6 H 4 , or 2,4,6-Me 3 C 6 H 2 , X = Cl; Ar = 2,4-Cl 2 C 6 H 3 , 2,6-Cl 2 C 6 H 3 , or 2,4,6-Br 3 C 6 H 2 , X = Br). The X-ray diffraction study of 2,4,6-Me 3 C 6 H 2 N(CH 2 CH 2 HgCl) 2 shows the molecules to have near linear C-Hg-Cl stereochemistry, and to be arranged in centrosymmetric dimers with weak Hg ··· Cl intermolecular bonding.