Preparation of Organozinc and Organocadmium Compounds from the Metals and Alkyl Halides in the Presence of Stimulating Systems Based on a Derivative a Transition Metal and an Organometallic Compound

Full and mixed alkyl derivatives of zinc and cadmium were prepared from these metals and organic halides in the presence of stimulating systems necessarily containing a transition metal derivative and an organometallic compound capable of reducing this derivative under the process conditions. Such stimulating systems make it possible to introduce selectively organic halides (iodides, bromides, chlorides) into the reaction with zinc and cadmium to obtain the corresponding mixed organometallic compounds.