A kinetic model of the acetylene hydrochlorination over the bimetallic Au-Cu/C catalyst was obtained on the basis of kinetic data. DFT theoretical calculation and the kinetic model indicated the reaction probably proceeds via the Eley-Rideal mechanism in which gas phase HCl reacts with the adsorbed C 2 H 2 to produce vinyl chloride. Reaction conditions were optimized according to kinetics analyses. Under the optimized reaction conditions obtained, the bimetallic Au-Cu/C showed excellent performances with more than 99.5% conversion and selectivity and did not deactivate in 200 h on stream.