The Coördination Complexes of Mercuric Ion with Cyclohexene

H. J. LUCAS, F. R.HEPNERAND

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GATESAND CRELLINLABORATORIES OF CEEMISTRY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, No. 7301

The Cotjrdination Complexes of Mercuric Ion with Cyclohexene BY H. J. LUCAS,F. R. HEPNERAND S. WINSTEIN The formation of compounds from olefins and mercuric salts has been studied very extensively since 1900. Hofmann, Sand and co-workers' showed that ethylenic compounds combined with mercuric salts in aqueous solution to yield compounds designated by the formula types I or 11. > c --c< I

> C=C