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Tetrabutylammonium iodide

≥99.0% (AT)

Synonym(s):

TBAI

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2CH2CH2)4N(I)
CAS Number:
311-28-4
Molecular Weight:
369.37
Beilstein:
3916152
EC Number:
206-220-5
MDL number:
MFCD00011636
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
PubChem Substance ID:
57653211
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99.0% (AT)

form

crystals

mp

141-143 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C16H36N.HI/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

DPKBAXPHAYBPRL-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Tetrabutylammonium iodide is a quaternary ammonium salt used in phase-transfer reactions. It is also used in regioselective ether cleavage reactions and as a source of iodide for nucleophilic displacement reactions.

Application

Tetrabutylammonium iodide can be used:
  • As an additive in the synthesis of fused triazole derivatives using palladium catalyst.
  • To prepare allyl-PEG-allyl, which is a key intermediate polymer used to synthesize fluorinated amphiphilic copolymers.
  • As a catalyst used in the synthesis of ethers.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chao Zhong et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 94(1), 38-45 (2013-04-03)
In this article, a novel and high efficient solvent, tetra-n-Butylammonium Hydroxide (TBAH), was used for dissolution and isolation of straw cellulose from wheat straw. The composition analysis with gas chromatography (GC) and the spectroscopic characterization analysis conducted by X-Ray diffraction
R Bryan Sears et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 121, 77-87 (2013-01-29)
The complex cis-[Ru(phpy)(phen)(CH3CN)2](+) (phpy=2-phenylpyridine, phen=1,10-phenanthroline) was investigated as a potential photodynamic therapy (PDT) agent. This complex presents desirable photochemical characteristics including a low energy absorption tail extending into the PDT window (600-850nm) and photoinduced exchange of the CH3CN ligands, generating
Oliver Bixner et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 136(20), 204503-204503 (2012-06-07)
The interaction of exciton and charge transfer (CT) states plays a central role in photo-induced CT processes in chemistry, biology, and physics. In this work, we use a combination of two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2D-ES), pump-probe measurements, and quantum chemistry to
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