0-Naphthylamine Naphthylmercuric chloride

Organomercurials. Nesmajanow prepared /3-naphthylmercuric chloride by diazotizing 3-naphthylamine hydrochloride and adding to the solution a solution of I mole of mercuric chloride in coned, hydrochloric acid to precipitate a yellow complex salt. The complex was collected, washed with water and with acetone, air dried (explosive), and a suspension of the complex and copper powder in acetone... 

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