The Structural Chemistry of Organic Compounds of Mercury and Its Analogues (Zinc and Cadmium)

Information on the structure of organometallic compounds of zinc, cadmium, and mercury published up to 1973 is summarised. Detailed consideration is given to true organometallic compounds, containing a metal–carbon bond. Compounds in which a carbon atom (hydrocarbon radical) is separated from the metal atom by a heteroatom are mentioned only for comparison, and no systematic description of their structures is given. The Review covers results obtained by X-ray and neutron diffraction, gas-phase, electron diffraction, and in part microwave and Raman spectroscopy. A list of 90 references is included.