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Preferred IUPAC name
N,N,N-Tributylbutan-1-aminium | |
Other names
Tetrabutylammonium
Tetrabutylazanium | |
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Properties | |
C16H36N+ | |
Molar mass | 242.470 g·mol−1 |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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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).
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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.
Some tetrabutylammonium salts of simple anions include:
Some tetrabutylammonium salts of more complex examples include: