Abstract This paper introduces the proposed mechanisms for the reductive demercuration, including concerted mechanism by Bordwell and Douglass, radical cage mechanism by Pasto and Gontarz, radical chain mechanism by Whitesides and Filippo, and the improved radical chain mechanism by Quirk, Whitesides and coworkers. As a complement to the textbooks, this paper aims to help the students learn more about organic chemistry knowledge and research methods, and develop right learning and researching attitudes toward organic chemistry research. We also suggest that the textbooks give brief introduction to the radical chain mechanism when they are updated.
YANG Zhan-Hui, XU Jia-Xi. Alkene Oxymercuration-Demercuration: Detailed Mechanism for Demercuration[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2023, 44(2): 117-122.
