HYDROGEN ABSTRACTION REACTIONS OF MERCURY(2) BISTRIFLUOROMETHYLNITROXIDE

Mercury(II)bistrifluoromethylnitroxide, Hg[ON(CF3)2]2, reacts at or below room temperature with compounds containing an SiH, GeH, NH, AsH or SbH bond. Hydrogen abstraction occurs, yielding (CF3)2NOH, the other products being Si[ON(CF3)2]4 (from SiH2I2 or SiH3Br), As[ON(CF3)2]3 (from AsH3), Sb[ON(CF3)2]3 (from SbH3). The solid reaction products from NH3 and (CH3)2NH were not identified. The arsenic and antimony compounds were also prepared by the reaction of the trihalides of these elements with the mercurial. © 1969.