A.C. polarographic determination of unsaturation.
A wide range of olefins can be determined by a.c. polarography of their addition compounds with mercuric acetate. The first step in the reduction of these compounds is a reversible, one-electron process to form the organo-mercury radical and gives a well defined a.c. peak. The optimum conditions for the determination of a representative selection of olefins has been established.
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