III. Further remarks on the organo-metallic radicals mer­curic, stannic, and plumbic ethyl. —No. III

Abstract

On resuming my inquiries into the nature of these organo-metals, I have met with some interesting reactions, which I here wish briefly to notice. The preparation of mercuric, stannic, and plumbic ethyls, through the action of zinc ethyl on various organic and inorganic salts, has been already detailed in my sketch published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society;' but at that time, I was not able to fix, with certainty, the constitution of the compounds which were produced by acids on the different radicals. An appeal to analysis now en­ables me to state the following.