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Tetrabutylammonium bromide

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suitable for ion pair chromatography, LiChropur™, ≥99.0%

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2CH2CH2)4N(Br)
CAS Number:
1643-19-2
Molecular Weight:
322.37
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NB.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329769498
EC Number:
216-699-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3570983
MDL number:
MFCD00011633
assay:
≥99.0% (AT)
≥99.0%
grade:
reagent grade
form:
crystals

Product Name

Tetrabutylammonium bromide, suitable for ion pair chromatography, LiChropur™, ≥99.0%

InChI key

JRMUNVKIHCOMHV-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/C16H36N.BrH/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

SMILES string

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

grade

reagent grade

description

cationic

assay

≥99.0% (AT)
≥99.0%

form

crystals

quality

LiChropur™

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Catalysis
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technique(s)

ion pair chromatography: suitable

mp

102-106 °C (lit.)
102-106 °C

λ

10 % in H2O

UV absorption

λ: 240 nm Amax: 0.04
λ: 250 nm Amax: 0.03
λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.02
λ: 500 nm Amax: 0.02

suitability

corresponds to standard for filter test

greener alternative category

Aligned

Quality Level

100

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Application

TBAB may have been used as ion-pairing reagent in phase-transfer catalytic extraction and derivatization procedure during micropollutant determination from water samples using GC technique.

General description

Tetrabutylammonium bromide, a quaternary ammonium compound widely used as a phase transfer catalyst. TBAB decreases the retention time and removes peak tailing by acting as an ion pair reagent during the chromatographic analysis of quaternary ammonium compounds. In the molten state, TBAB behaves like an ionic liquid, which is a promising green alternative to organic solvents in polymer synthesis.
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Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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GHS08,GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCK1981
BCCG5251
BCCD2226
BCBX5164

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Novel biobased polyurethanes synthesized from nontoxic phenolic diol containing l-tyrosine moiety under green media.
Mallakpour S, et al.
Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 18.4, 685-695 (2010)
Direct polyamidation in molten tetrabutylammonium bromide: novel and efficient green media.
Mallakpour S and Yousefian H.
Polym. Bull., 60.2-3 , 191-198 (2008)
Ion-pair single-drop microextraction versus phase-transfer catalytic extraction for the gas chromatographic determination of phenols as tosylated derivatives.
Fiamegos, Yiannis C., Ageliki-Panayota Kefala, and Constantine D. Stalikas.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1190.1, 44-51 (2008)
Interfacial chemistry behavior of phase transfer catalysis for hydroxide ion initiated reactions.
Xia L, et al.
Colloids and Surfaces. A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 317.1, 747-750 (2008)
Effect of analogue ions in normal-phase ion-pair chromatography of quaternary ammonium compounds.
Bluhm LH and Li T.
Journal of Chromatographic Science, 37.8, 273-276 (1999)
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