31865-49-3Relevant articles and documents
DIRECT TRANSFER OF ALIPHATIC AND AROMATIC SUBSTITUENTS FROM ORGANOSILATRANES TO MERCURY(II) SPECIES
Nies, J. Dirk,Bellama, Jon M.,Ben-Zvi, Nava
, p. 315 - 320 (2007/10/02)
The relative reaction rates of several silatranes (derivatives of 2,8,9-trioxa-5-aza-1-silatricyclo1,5>undecane) and HgCl2 in acetone-d6 to yield the corresponding organomercury compound are of the order of e.g., 5 * 10-1 1 mol-1 sec-1 or slightly less, a rate that is unexpectedly high compared to the essentially inert parent organotrialkoxysilanes.Thus, the apical Si-C bond of the silatrane is extraordinarily susceptible to direct electrophilic attack by mercury(II).The rates decrease in the order CH2=CH, C6H5, p-ClC6H4 > CH3 > CH3CH2, CH3CH2CH2 > C6H11, ClCH2, Cl2CH, CH3CH2O.The effects of varying the solvent and the counterions are noted, and the probable mechanism is discussed.