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Tetrabutylammonium cyanide

95%

Synonym(s):

N,N,N-tributyl-1-butanaminium cyanide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2CH2CH2)4N(CN)
CAS Number:
10442-39-4
Molecular Weight:
268.48
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24861981
EC Number:
233-926-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3598808
MDL number:
MFCD00043221
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assay

95%

form

crystalline

reaction suitability

core: ammonium

mp

89-92 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[C-]#N.CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC

InChI

1S/C16H36N.CN/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4;1-2/h5-16H2,1-4H3;/q+1;-1

InChI key

KRRBFUJMQBDDPR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Tetrabutylammonium cyanide (TBACN) can be used as a source of cyanide ion for colorimetric studies.
It can be employed as a reactant in the preparation of:
  • Tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF), which can be used to remove silyl ether protecting groups.
  • Rhenium-based single-chain magnets, (DMF)4MReCl4(CN)2 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni).
  • Phosphorescent blue light-emitting anionic iridium complexes.

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pictograms

Skull and crossbonesEnvironment
GHS06,GHS09

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

supp_hazards

EUH032

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Lot/Batch Number
BCBV4280
BCBV7797
BCBM0646V
BCBK0392V
BCBK4748V

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[ReCl4 (CN) 2] 2-: A High Magnetic Anisotropy Building Unit Giving Rise to the Single-Chain Magnets (DMF) 4MReCl4 (CN) 2 (M= Mn, Fe, Co, Ni)
Harris TD, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(11), 3980-3988 (2010)
Anhydrous tetrabutylammonium fluoride
Sun H and DiMagno SG
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(7), 2050-2051 (2005)
Colorimetric detection of cyanide with a chromogenic oxazine
Tomasulo M and Raymo FM
Organic Letters, 7(21), 4633-4636 (2005)
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SKUGTIN
358665-1G04061831812855
358665-5G04061831812862