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A Method for the Preparation of Methylmetal Compounds
Author(s) -
Sundermeyer W.,
Verbeek W.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.196600011
Subject(s) - antimony , chlorine , mercury (programming language) , tin , halogen , electrolysis , chloride , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , boron , halide , alkyl , silicon , aluminium , organic chemistry , electrolyte , electrode , computer science , programming language
A new method has been developed for the preparation of methylmetal compounds from methyl chloride and the chlorides of boron, aluminum, silicon, tin, phosphorus, antimony, or mercury. Fused salts are used as solvents, and metals are suspended in these to act as halogen acceptors. The metals are recovered, together with chlorine, by electrolysis. This process, which can be carried out continuously and quantitatively, can be used for the preparation of technically important methylmetal compounds that cannot be obtained directly by the “Mülheim aluminum alkyl method”.