K. A. Hofmann, J. Sand, Ber. 33, 1340, 1353 (1900).
Olefin mercuration with mercuric salts (halides, acetates, nitrates, or sulfates) in aqueous solution. In alcoholic solutions the accelerated reaction produces alkoxyalkyl compounds:
Hofmann-Sand Reactions
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