Reaction of alkylmercury and alkyltin compounds with diphenylmethyl salts

Conclusion The composition of the products of the reaction of peralkylmercury and perlalkyltin compounds with diphenylmethyl fluoborate depends on the presence and nature of a hydrogen in the alkyl radical. In the absence of a hydrogen, substitution (dealkylation) occurs to form alkyldiphenylmethane; in its presence, elimination and substitution take place.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1382–1386, June, 1982.