Positive-ion mass spectra of some polychloro-organomercurials
Abstract
The mass spectra of bis(pentachlorophenyl)mercury, pentachlorophenylmercury(II) chloride, bis(trichlorovinyl)-mercury, and trichlorovinylmercury(II) chloride yield (R – Cl)+ as the most intense organo-ion. This is explained, by use of clastograms and relative appearance potentials, as being due to the preferential elimination of HgCl2 rather than Hg–C bond cleavage, RHgX+ [graphic omitted] RHg+ [graphic omitted] R+(X = R or Cl).