Kinetics and mechanism of the addition of dimethylarsine to hexafluorobutyne-2
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The addition of dimethylarsine to hexafluorobutyne-2 follows second order kinetics with activation energy, 6.09 ± 0.20 kcal/mole, and activation entropy, −48 ± 1 e.u. The product distribution of the competitive reaction of dimethylarsenic deuteride and diethylarsine with the acetylene shows that the addition mainly involves an intermolecular proton transfer. The mechanism of the addition is discussed.