Microwave induced novel synthetic route to organomercurials

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0277-5387(95)00569-2

Organomercurials of 2-mercapto-5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole and 2-mercapto-5-[4′-methyl quinolinyl-2-oxy methyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole with aryl mercuric chloride have been synthesized under microwave irradiation in open vessels in a domestic microwave oven within a few minutes. This reaction rate was ca 100 times faster than the reaction rate in the conventional way. These Organomercurials have a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio of aryl mercury and thiadiazole or oxadiazole moiety. Copyright