REACTION OF HEXAMETHYLDITIN WITH DIMETHYLTIN DICHLORIDE. II. RATE STUDIES AND MECHANISM

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)85816-7

Rate data for the concurrent reaction of hexamethyldithin with dimethyltin dichloride and with stwo of the products of this reaction in methanol solution at 30 deg C have been analysed in terms of individual steps.Line-broadening phenomena in the system have been studied, providing evidence of the intermediacy of dimethyltin and its insertion into tin-chlorine bonds.A general mechanism for this and related reactions is presented.