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Tetrabutylammonium chloride

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≥97.0% (NT), crystals

Synonym(s):

N,N,N-tributyl-butanaminium chloride

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Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)3]4NCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
277.92
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
EC Number:
214-195-7
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3571227
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Product Name

Tetrabutylammonium chloride, ≥97.0% (NT)

Quality Level

assay

≥97.0% (NT)

form

crystals

reaction suitability

core: ammonium

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Catalysis
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impurities

≤1% water

solubility

H2O: 20 mg/mL, clear, colorless

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SMILES string

[Cl-].CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC

InChI

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

InChI key

NHGXDBSUJJNIRV-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Tetrabutylammonium chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt that is commonly used as a phase transfer catalyst as well as a source of chloride ions in organic synthesis.

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Application

Tetrabutylammonium chloride (TBACl) can be used as a phase transfer catalyst in the synthesis of:
  • 2-Amino-4H-chromene derivatives by the condensation reaction of aldehydes, malononitrile, and α, or β-naphthol.
  • Methyl esters by esterification reaction of carboxylic acids with dimethyl carbonate in the presence of K2CO3.
It has also been used as an initiator to synthesize 11-trifluoromethylated dibenzodiazepines via cascade radical addition/cyclization of o-isocyanodiaryl amines.

TBACl can also be used with phosphorus pentoxide for greener deoxychlorination.

Process for Producing Halogenated Heteroaryl Compounds


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Nancy AlHaddad et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 17(31), 7330-7336 (2019-07-18)
The present study describes the synthesis of the first phenoxycalix[4]pyrrole-epichlorohydrin based polymer. The advantage of the latter resides in its fast-single step synthesis protocol, low cost, water insolubility and its unexpected anion extraction capacity. The study of this polymer by
I P E Macário et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 3932-3932 (2019-03-10)
The tailor-made character of deep eutectic solvents (DES) turns them very attractive to be used in several applications, including in health-related areas such as pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries. However, although DES has been touted as "green" solvents, several works
Fabio Galeotti et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1284, 141-147 (2013-03-05)
In this study, by using tetrabutylammonium bisulfate as ion-pairing reagent, we were able to separate all the main heparin/heparan sulfate disaccharides generated by the action of heparinases along with the main Hep tetrasaccharide possessing a 3-O-sulfate group on the sulfoglucosamine



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86870-100G04061833041963
86870-25G04061833041970
86870-500G04061833041987