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