tri-n-butyl-tin hydride in 2,2,4-trimethylpentane; benzene T=27°C; ΔE(excit.); Thermodynamic dataRate constant;

in 2,2,4-trimethylpentane Kinetics; Me3SiCH2 generated from Me3COOCMe3 and (Me3SiCH2)3As by laser flash photolysis; growth of Bu3Sn monitored at 400 or 450 nm;

in benzene-d6 Kinetics; degassed, sealed tube; constant rates of radical chain initiation achieved by the use of 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as the thermal source of initiating radicals from Me3SiCH2Br; reaction monitored by (1)H-NMR;