Photoredox Reaction of Triazidomercurate(II). Generation of Stable Mercury Atoms under Ambient Conditions

Zusammenfassung

Upon ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excitation the complex [Hg(N3)3]− in ethanol underwent a photoredox reaction (λirr = 254 nm; Ø = 0.02): [HgII(N3)3]− → Hg0+ 3N2 + N3−. Elemental mercury was released in the form of metal atoms which are stable under ambient conditions.