Tetrabutylammonium

Tetrabutylammonium
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N,N,N-Tributylbutan-1-aminium
Other names
Tetrabutylammonium
Tetrabutylazanium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C16H36N/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4/h5-16H2,1-4H3/q+1 Y
    Key: DZLFLBLQUQXARW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC
Properties
C16H36N+
Molar mass 242.470 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
tetrabutylammonium fluoride
tetrabutylammonium bromide
tetrabutylammonium hydroxide
tetrabutylammonium hydroxide
tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Tetrabutylammonium is a quaternary ammonium cation with the formula [N(C4H9)4]+, also denoted [NBu4]+ (where Bu = butyl group). It is used in the research laboratory to prepare lipophilic salts of inorganic anions. Relative to tetraethylammonium derivatives, tetrabutylammonium salts are more lipophilic but crystallize less readily.

Derivatives

Some tetrabutylammonium salts of simple anions include:

  • tetrabutylammonium fluoride, a desilylation reagent.
  • tetrabutylammonium bromide, a precursor to other tetrabutylammonium salts via salt metathesis reactions.
  • tetrabutylammonium iodide, a low cost catalyst.[1]
  • tetrabutylammonium triiodide, a common carrier of the triiodide anion used in chemical synthesis.
  • tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, a precursor to other tetrabutylammonium salts via acid-base reactions.
  • tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate, an electrolyte for nonaqueous electrochemistry.

Some tetrabutylammonium salts of more complex examples include:

See also

  • N-Butyllithium

References

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