Abstract
The exchange of trimethyl phosphate in the complex [Be{(MeO)3PO}4]2+ is characterised by the rate law (i), Rate = 4kex[Be{(MeO)3PO}4 2+](i), where kex(298 K)= 3·6 ± 0·6 s–1, ΔH= 56·9 ± 4·2 kJ mol–1, and ΔS=–43·9 ± 12 ± 6 J K–1 mol–1 are typical values observed in the presence of methylene chloride diluent. The observed zero-order exchange-rate dependence on the concentration of free trimethyl phosphate is considered symptomatic of a dissociative trimethyl phosphate exchange mechanism.

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