
%0 Journal Article
%A Malhotra, KC 
%A Chaudhry, SC 
%T The nature of the complexes of zinc(II), cadmium(II) and mercury(II) halides with benzoin
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1974/01/01
%V 27
%N 1
%P 79-85
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9740079
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9740079 
%X Zinc(11) halides react with benzoin (bnH) in benzene to form adducts of composition ZnX2(bnH) at room temperature and [ZnX(bn)]2 when refluxed. Zinc acetate forms chelates Zn(bn)2 with benzoin in boiling methanol. Cadmium(11) halides form adducts CdX2(bnH), [CdX(bn)(bnH)]2, [Cd(bn)2(bnH)]2 and Cd(bn)2 under similar conditions. Mercury(11) halides form compounds of composition HgX2(bnH)z only. 
