Reaction & Chemical Reaction
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
J. Sand, Ber. 34, 1385, 2906, 2910 (1901); Ann. 329, 135 (1903); J. Chatt, Chem. Rev. 48, 7 (1951); E. R. Rochow et al., Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (New York, 1957) p 109; W. Kitching, Organomet. Chem. Rev. 3, 35 (1968); K. P. Geller, H. Straub, Houben-Weyl 13/2b, 130 (1974).