| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Melting point ]
103°C (rough estimate) | [Boiling point ]
135.8°C | [solubility ]
sol diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, hexane, and carbon disulfide | [form ]
solid |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
Bis(trimethylsilyl)mercury is used for: a precursor to trimethylsilyllithium; debrominates 1,2- and 1,3-dibromides; source of trimethylsilyl radical; useful reagent for preparation of metal-silicon bonds.
| [Synthesis Reference(s)]
1. Wiberg, E.; Stecher, O.; Andrascheck, H. J.; Kreuzbichler, L.; Staude, E. AG(E) 1963, 2, 507.
| [Synthesis]
Original procedure of the Bis(trimethylsilyl)mercury involves shaking Sodium Amalgam with Bromotrimethylsilane.1The resulting bis(trimethylsilyl)mercury is readily purified by sublimation at 60 °C in vacuo.
| [Precautions]
Bis(trimethylsilyl)mercury is highly toxic and should be handled in an efficient fume hood. It is air sensitive.
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