Organolead halides synthesis

The condensation used recently for the synthesis of alkynyltins from monosubstituted acetylenes with organotin amines, oxides, and halides 135, 160, 193, 253) has been shown by Davies and Puddephatt to be successful with organolead compounds 45). 

Fig. 2. Principle of the shell-and-tube reactor for the synthesis of tetraalkyllead compounds by oxidation of alkylmagneslum halide in a bed of sacrificial lead (lead shot), a single tube cell, b complete electrolysis cell (from [708]) see also Fig. 2 of Organolead Compounds 1, 1987, p. 65.

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