Mercurial derivatives from the reactions of substituted hydrazones with mercury(II) acetate and phenylmercury(II) hydroxide

Abstract

Oxidation of aromatic aldehyde p-tolylsulphonylhydrazones with mercury(II) acetate gave NN″-mercuriobis-(N′-arylmethylenetoluene-p-sulphonohydrazide)s. Treatment of aromatic aldehyde 4-nitrophenylhydrazones with mercury(II) acetate resulted in acetoxymercuriation at the 2-position of the 4-nitrophenyl ring. Treatment of both types of hydrazone with phenylmercury(II) hydroxide gave N-phenylmercurio-derivatives.