Dibenzylmercury was completely decomposed within 20 min in refluxing xylene in the presence of a catalytic amount of 5% palladium on carbon, giving mercury and dibenzyl. The generation of benzyl radicals was confirmed by the formation of 1,3-adduct to α-phenyl-N-benzylnitrone and 9,10-adduct to anthracene. Other alkylmercurials showed a similar but less satisfactory result.
二苄基汞在回流的二
甲苯中,以5%的碳载
钯为催化剂,20分钟内完全分解,生成
汞和二苄基。通过与α-苯基-N-苄基硝酮形成1,3-加合物和与
蒽形成9,10-加合物,确认了苄基自由基的生成。其他烷基
汞化合物也表现出类似但效果稍逊的结果。