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Tetraoctylammonium chloride

≥97.0% (AT), crystals

Synonym(s):

N,N,N-trioctyl-1-octanaminium chloride

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Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)7]4N(Cl)
CAS Number:
3125-07-3
Molecular Weight:
502.34
MDL number:
MFCD00210102
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57653283
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4169201

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Product Name

Tetraoctylammonium chloride, ≥97.0% (AT)

InChI

1S/C32H68N.ClH/c1-5-9-13-17-21-25-29-33(30-26-22-18-14-10-6-2,31-27-23-19-15-11-7-3)32-28-24-20-16-12-8-4;/h5-32H2,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

SMILES string

[Cl-].CCCCCCCC[N+](CCCCCCCC)(CCCCCCCC)CCCCCCCC

InChI key

SNNIPOQLGBPXPS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

assay

≥97.0% (AT)

form

crystals

mp

50-54 °C

Quality Level

200

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Application

Tetraoctylammonium chloride is used as a:
  • Cationic additive in the preparation of the polyaniline-based calcium selective electrode.
  • Phase transfer catalyst in the Brust-Schiffrin synthesis of gold nanoparticles.

General description

Tetraoctylammonium chloride (TOACl) is a quaternary ammonium salt commonly used as a catalyst in organic synthesis.

pictograms

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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0000414163
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All-solid-state calcium-selective electrode prepared of soluble electrically conducting polyaniline and di (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate with tetraoctylammonium chloride as cationic additive
Lindfors T, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 404(1), 111-119 (2000)
Electrochemical insight into the Brust--Schiffrin synthesis of Au nanoparticles
Uehara A, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(48), 15135-15144 (2015)
Joanna Lenik et al.
Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications, 61, 149-157 (2016-02-04)
Potentiometric sensors based on neutral β-cyclodextrins: (2-hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin, heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin, heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl)-β-cyclodextrin and anionic β-cyclodextrin: (2-hydroxy-3-N,N,N-trimethylamino)propyl-β-cyclodextrin chloride for naproxen are described. Inclusion complexes of naproxen with the above-mentioned cyclodextrins were studied using IR spectroscopy. The electrode surface was made from PVC membranes doped
Reaction kinetics of the reaction between carbon dioxide and glycidyl methacrylate using tetraoctylammonium chloride as catalyst
Park SW, et al.
Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, 90, 215-223 (2007)
Yuankai Huang et al.
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Real-time, in situ accurate monitoring of nitrogen contaminants in wastewater over a long-term period is critical for swift feedback control, enhanced nitrogen removal efficiency, and reduced energy consumption of wastewater treatment processes. Existing nitrogen sensors suffer from high cost, low
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