Tetrabutylammonium fluoride

Structural formula
General
Surname	Tetrabutylammonium fluoride
other names	Tetra- n -butylammoniumfluorid TBAF
Molecular formula	(C 4 H 9 ) 4 NF
Brief description	colorless solid (hydrate)
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 429-41-4 22206-57-1 (hydrate) 87749-50-6 (trihydrate) PubChem 2724141 Wikidata Q423664
properties
Molar mass	261.46 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	62–63 ° C (hydrate)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances hydrate danger H and P phrases H: 314 P: 280-305 + 351 + 338-310
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Tetrabutylammonium fluoride is a chemical compound from the group of quaternary ammonium compounds and fluorides .

properties

Tetrabutylammonium fluoride is a corrosive solid that is sold as a technical product as a mixture with aluminum oxide or as a solution with tetrahydrofuran .

use

The hydrate is tetrabutylammonium fluoride, for. B. for the production of olefins from primary alkyl iodides, as a catalyst ( phase transfer catalysis ) or for the cleavage of silyl ethers , which often serve as protective groups for alcohols.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Entry on Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride Hydrate at TCI Europe, accessed on June 27, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} data sheet Tetrabutylammonium fluoride hydrate from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 24, 2011 ( PDF ).