Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra of Some Dialkylmercury Compounds

Abstract

The Hg¹⁹⁹ and H¹ nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of a series of dialkylmercury compounds have been obtained. The Hg¹⁹⁹ results indicate that the shielding of the mercury increases along the series Me<n—Pr< Et<i—Pr. This increased shielding seems to be connected with an interaction of Hg¹⁹⁹ and the β protons, as evidenced by the H¹ resonance peaks and the Hg¹⁹⁹–H¹ spin‐spin coupling constants.