Kinetic studies on the reaction of triethyl- and diethylphenyl-phosphine with carbon disulphide in nitrile solutions

Abstract

The kinetics of the reactions of carbon disulphide with triethylphosphine and diethylphenylphosphine are studied in solutions of acetonitrile, propiononitrile, isobutyronitrile, benzonitrile, benzyl cyanide, and some of their mixtures. The reaction shows reversible pseudo-first-order kinetics.

Activation and equilibrium parameters are discussed in terms of solvent properties.