“…In connection with studies of possible Sh2 reactions, the reaction of dibutylmercury was investigated under conditions similar to those reported by Nesmeyanov, et al 1 In contrast to the products expected on the basis of the earlier work, the major products found were 1,1,1,3tetrachloropentane, 1-chlorobutane, chloroform, butylmercuric chloride, and mercury. No 1,1,1-trichloropentane, the expected product, was found.…”