This paper is dedicated to Projessor Ross Stewart on the occasion of his 65th birthdayMIROSLAW DWORNICZAK and KENNETH T. LEFFEK. Can. J. Chem. 68, 1657 (1990).3,3,6,9,9-Pentamethyl-2,1O-diazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-l-ene has been synthesized and its proton transfer reactions, together with those of the bases 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine and 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine, have been studied with the carbon acids 4-nitrophenylphenylcyanomethane and 2-methyl-4-nitrophenylphenylcyanomethane. Equilibrium constants, rate constants, primary deuterium isotope effects, and activation parameters are reported for the reactions in acetonitrile solvent. Values of the pK, in acetonitrile have been measured for the conjugate acid of each base and the Bronsted (3 value of 0.56 in acetonitrile has been determined for the proton transfer from 4-nitrophenylphenylcyanomethane.