Diphenylmercury is the organomercury compound with the formula . It is a white solid.
Preparation
Commercially available, this compound can be prepared by several routes. It results from treating phenylmercury acetate with
sodium stannite,
by the reaction of mercuric halides with phenylmagnesium bromide,
and the reaction of
bromobenzene with
sodium amalgam.
Safety
Diphenylmercury is highly toxic.
