I'm just curious what kind of reaction mercuric acetate undergoes (on thiophene), if it's the same as just Hg and how I can tell what kind of reaction happens.
I think it's electrophilic but how can I be sure of that?
I know Na is +, Mg is 2+, Cl is 1-, O is 2-, etc but what is Hg? Does it accept/donate the electrons in the same manner or is it different because it's a d-block transition metal? I think it may be 2+ but that's assumption really...
Thanks for any help offered:)