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THE preparation of di-2-phenylethylmercury (I) has been reported by Criegee, Dimroth and Schempf1, and Nerdel and Makower2. Criegee et al.1 prepared (I) by the reaction of 2-phenylethylmagnesium chloride (II) with mercuric chloride and obtained (I) as an oily product, the identity of which was confirmed by its reaction with mercuric chloride to form 2-phenylethylmercuric chloride (III) (85 per cent) and with mercuric acetate to form 2-phenylethylmercuric acetate (35 per cent). The melting-point of (I) was not recorded. Nerdel and Makower2, using a similar method (reaction of 2-phenylethylmagnesium bromide (IV) with mercuric chloride), obtained a sample of (I) which crystallized at −40°.
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BASS, K. Preparation and Melting Point of Di-2-phenylethylmercury. Nature 205, 169 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205169a0
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