Reaction of bis(triethylgermyl)mercury with carboxylic acid chlorides

Authors :: Rybin, L. I.
Gendin, D. V.
Vyazankina, O. A.
Vyazankin, N. S.
Source :: Russian Chemical Bulletin; July 1983, Vol. 32 Issue: 7 p1523-1524, 2p
Publication Year :: 1983
Abstract: The photolysis of an equimolar mixture of bis(triethylgermyl)mercury with the benzoyl, m-toluyl, and p-fluorobenzoyl chlorides proceeds to give Hg metal and the corresponding acyltriethylgermanes. In the case of the pivalyl and phenylacetyl chlorides, together with the formation of Hg and Et<subscript>3</subscript>GeCl, are generated the acyl radicals Me<subscript>3</subscript>CCO and PhCH<subscript>2</subscript>CO, and the products of their subsequent transformations are obtained.