A fast reversible equilibrium in the reaction of olefins with mercuric trifluoroacetate in aprotic solvents. Nature of the addition compounds

  • Herbert C. Brown*
  • , Min Hon Rei
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In aprotic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, olefins react rapidly and reversibly with mercuric trifluoroacetate to form addition compounds, in contrast to their behaviour with silver nitrate with which they form silver ion π-complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1296-1297
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Transactions
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 1969
Externally publishedYes

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