Tertiary arsines of the type [RAs(C6H4CH2NMe2)(2)] (R = Me, Et, Ph) and [Me
2As(C6H4CH2NMe2)] have been prepared by the salt elimination reactions of L
i[C6H4CH2NMe2] with an appropriate organoarsenic(III) halide. These arsines
have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, mass and NMR (H-1 and C
-13) spectral data.