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Fast and high‐yield synthesis of radioactive CH 3 203 Hg(II)
Author(s) -
Rouleau Claude,
Block Mats
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0739(199709)11:9<751::aid-aoc631>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - chemistry , yield (engineering) , radiochemistry , methylmercury , methylcobalamin , organic chemistry , biochemistry , vitamin b12 , materials science , selenium , metallurgy
A simple and fast synthesis of radioactive methylmercury is presented. It is based on the methylation of inorganic 203 Hg(II) by methylcobalamin and isolation of resulting CH 3 203 Hg(II) in a single extraction step. Time required is less than 4 hours and the final yield is ⩾90%. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.