ɔːɹɡˌænoʊmˈɜːkjʊɹi kˈɑːmpaʊndz ɑːɹ vˈɜːsətˌaɪl sɪnθˈɛɾɪk ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiəts dˈuː tə ðə wˈɛl kəntɹˈoʊld kəndˈɪʃənz ˌʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ˌʌndɚɡˈoʊ klˈiːvɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˌeɪtʃdʒˈiːsˈiː bˈɑːndz.
Organomercury compounds are versatile synthetic intermediates due to the well controlled conditions under which they undergo cleavage of the Hg-C bonds.