Résumé : The rate of the reaction between iodine and a series of substituted phenyltri‐ methyltins in methanol has been determined and activation parameters estimated. The rates correlate well with the σ+ substituent constants, showing that the iodo‐ destannylation is an aromatic electrophilic substitution. The reaction shows interesting salt effects whose magnitude depends on the substituent, suggesting a rather polar transition state. The rates show no catalysis by iodide ions, implying that nucleophilic attack on tin is kinetically non‐significant. Copyright © 1964 Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim