Published on 01 January 1951. Downloaded by google on 08/05/2016 06:41:05. ... View Article Online / Journal Homepage / Table of Contents for this issue ... K. HARTLEY, H. PRITCHARD AND H. SKINNER 255 Experimental Preparation of Compounds.-HgEt, was prepared by the method of Gilman and Brown 8 by interacting HgC1, with the Grignard reagent. The crude product was dried and then purified by fractional distillation under reduced pressure using a ...