alpha,alpha'-m-Xylenediylbis(indium dichloride). A Novel Bifunctional Lewis Acid.

Reaction of the di-Grignard compound 1,3-(ClMgCH(2))(2)C(6)H(4) with HgCl(2) yields 1,3-(ClHgCH(2))(2)C(6)H(4) (1), which crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with a = 8.494(1), b = 10.859(1), and c = 10.