In a hydrocarbon solution, the gold compound (CH3)3AuPH3
Chapter 6, Problem 116AE(choose chapter or problem)
In a hydrocarbon solution, the gold compound \((CH_3)_3AuPH_3\) decomposes into ethane (\(C_2H_6\)) and a different gold compound, \((CH_3)_3AuPH_3\). The following mechanism has been proposed for the decomposition of \((CH_3)_3AuPH_3\):
(a) What is the overall reaction? (b) What are the intermediates in the mechanism? (c) What is the molecularity of each of the elementary steps? (d) What is the rate-determining step? (e) What is the rate law predicted by this mechanism? (f) What would be the effect on the reaction rate of adding \(PH_3\) to the solution of \((CH_3)_3AuPH_3\)?
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