Abstract
Dialkyldithiophosphate and dimethyldithioarsinate anions (L−) have been found to interact with the DME in acetone via the processes 
. The mercury complexes resulting from these steps have also been investigated polarographically, although many could not be isolated, and the over‐all mechanism has been compared to those exhibited by other 1,1‐dithiolate anions. No reduction steps were observed for any of the dithiolates studied.