The structure, harmonic frequencies, and binding energy of the trimethylgallium-arsine adduct, (CH
3)
3Ga: AsH
3, have been computed using ab initio molecular orbital methods, and, where possible, compared with experimental results. The structures and frequencies of the precursors trimethylgallium and arsine are perturbed to only a small extent upon adduct formation. The binding energy of (CH
3)
3Ga: AsH
3 is found to be 5.2 kcal/mol lower than that for H
3Ga:AsH
3 at the MP2/HUZSP
*//RHF/HUZSP
* level of computation.
Key words Trimethylgallium-arsine adduct - molecular orbital - binding energy