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Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide solution

40 wt. % in methanol

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Synonym(s):
N,N,N-Trimethyl-N-benzylammonium hydroxide, N,N,N-trimethyl-1-phenylmethanaminium hydroxide, N,N,N-trimethylbenzenemethanaminium hydroxide, Triton B
Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2N(OH)(CH3)3
CAS Number:
100-85-6
Molecular Weight:
167.25
Beilstein:
3917256
MDL number:
MFCD00008281
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
24891693
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

Quality Level

200

concentration

40 wt. % in methanol

density

0.92 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

[OH-].C[N+](C)(C)Cc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C10H16N.H2O/c1-11(2,3)9-10-7-5-4-6-8-10;/h4-8H,9H2,1-3H3;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

NDKBVBUGCNGSJJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide solution is a quaternary ammonium compound that is commonly used as a base in organic synthesis. It is also used as a base catalyst in some polymerization reactions.

Application

Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide solution can be used as:     
  • A catalyst in the nitroaldol condensation reaction      
  • A structure-directing agent in the synthesis of high-silica aluminosilicate zeolite chabazite type zeolite by hydrothermal method      
  • A ionic liquid precursor for the fabrication of nanostructured ZnO particles

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 1

Target Organs

Eyes,Central nervous system

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

51.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

11 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Purushothaman Gopinath et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 74(16), 6291-6294 (2009-07-22)
An efficient protocol is reported for the synthesis of thioesters from carboxylic acids with use of acyloxy phosphonium salts as intermediates and benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate as the sulfur transfer reagent.
J M Sanders et al.
Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems, 25(3), 303-313 (1995-03-01)
1. Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride (BTMAC)-derived radioactivity was rapidly eliminated from the F344 rat and the B6C3F1 mouse following p.o. administration of 0.63-63 mg/kg of [ring-U-14C] BTMAC. Greater than 90% of the radioactivity was excreted in urine and faeces within 24-h post-dosing.
Weisheng Lin et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 583(1), 98-102 (2007-03-28)
The importance of benzyltriethyl ammonium chloride (BTEAC) in industrial applications has stimulated the development of a number of methods for its determination. In this paper, a high performance capillary electrophoresis (CE) method, coupled with an extraction technique for determining BTEAC
Lena Edström et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1218(15), 1966-1973 (2010-10-05)
It has recently been demonstrated, using mathematical models, how peculiar overloaded band profiles of basic compounds are due to the local pH in the column when using low capacity buffers. In this study, overloaded peak shapes resulting after injection of
L Sangeetha Vedula et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 466(2), 260-266 (2007-08-07)
Trichodiene synthase is a terpenoid cyclase that catalyzes the cyclization of farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) to form the bicyclic sesquiterpene hydrocarbon trichodiene (89%), at least five sesquiterpene side products (11%), and inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)). Incubation of trichodiene synthase with 2-fluorofarnesyl diphosphate
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