Mercury(II) bromide (HgBr
2) may be used in the preparation of mononuclear [Hg(L1)Br
2] and 1D polymer [Hg
2(L2)Br
4]
n [L1 = (
N,
N-diethyl,
N′-(pyridin-2-yl)formylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine and L2 = (
N,
N-diethyl,
N′-(pyridin-2-yl)benzylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine].
[3] It may also be used as a promoter in the glycoslyation reaction of alcohols.
[4]