Acetoxymercuration of alkylphenylacetylenes proceeds completely in a trans fashion to give an isomeric mixture of two vinylmercury(II) compounds, the extent of attack of Hg at the carbon α to alkyl group being increased upon increasing the carbon chain length of the alkyl group.
S. Uemura, H. Miyoshi, K. Sohma and M. Okano, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1975, 548 DOI: 10.1039/C39750000548
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