Tetrabutylammonium fluoride
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Surname | Tetrabutylammonium fluoride | |||||||||
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Molecular formula | (C 4 H 9 ) 4 NF | |||||||||
Brief description |
colorless solid (hydrate) |
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Molar mass | 261.46 g mol −1 | |||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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Melting point |
62–63 ° C (hydrate) |
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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
- ↑ a b c Entry on Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride Hydrate at TCI Europe, accessed on June 27, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d data sheet Tetrabutylammonium fluoride hydrate from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 24, 2011 ( PDF ).