Reduction of vinyl mercurials with hydrazine hydrate A new pathway

ABSTRACT

It is known that organomercury compounds can be symmetrized or fully reduced by hydrazine hydrate. Trials to reduce the vinyl mercurials with hydrazine hydrate shows that besides the reduction of carbon mercury bond and the separation of mercury metal, also the nitrogen attacks the vinylic carbon atom with the final formation of methyl phenylazine according to the following scheme