Electrophilic addition solvomercuration

Substituent effects on the solvomercuration reaction differ markedly from those on many other electrophilic additions and these have been explained by assuming that the formation of the intermediate is often rate limiting in electrophilic additions whereas the reaction of the ionic intermediate with nucleophiles is rate limiting in solvomercuration147. In other words, the solvomercuration involves a fast pre-equilibrium formation of an intermediate, followed by rate-limiting attack of the nucleophile on this species. 

Addition of electrophilic mercury(II) salts to carbon-carbon double bonds in nucleophilic solvents (i.e. oxymercuration, solvomercuration etc.) is a well documented methodology in organic synthesis146. In these reactions a mercuric salt, usually the chloride or... 

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