dˈaɪəθɪlmˌɜːkjʊɹi ɹɪzˈʌlts fɹʌmðə ɹɪˈækʃən ʌv mˈɜːkjʊɹi klˈoːɹaɪd wɪð tˈuː ɪkwˈɪvələnts ʌv ˌɛθəlmɐɡnˈiːziəm bɹˈoʊmaɪd, ɐ kənvˈɜːʒən ðæt wʊd tˈɪpɪkli biː kəndˈʌktᵻd ɪn dˈaɪəθaɪl ˈiːθɚ səlˈuːʃən.
Diethylmercury results from the reaction of mercury chloride with two equivalents of ethylmagnesium bromide, a conversion that would typically be conducted in diethyl ether solution.