A radical mechanism of the reaction of molybdenum carbonyl complexes with bis(triethylgermyl)mercury

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00699201

The reaction of 2 with (Et3Ge)2Hg occurs in toluene and THF by a radical mechanism.The interaction between 2Hg and (Et3Ge)2Hg has a radical character only in THF.The formation of Cp(CO)3MoH at the first stage of these reactions substantially affects the further course of the process.