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Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution

~40% in water, suitable for ion chromatography

• Linear Formula: (CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂)₄N(OH)
• CAS Number: 2052-49-5
• Molecular Weight: 259.47
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3571228
• MDL number: MFCD00009425
• UNSPSC Code: 41115710
• PubChem Substance ID: 329769497
• NACRES: NB.21

Properties

• description: cationic
• Quality Level: 100
• form: liquid
• concentration: ~40% in water
• technique(s): ion chromatography: suitable
• impurities: ≤0.01% halides (as bromide)
• pH: 14 (100 °C)
• solubility: water: soluble
• density: 0.995 g/cm³
• anion traces: sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤100 mg/kg
• cation traces: K: ≤100 mg/kg; Na: ≤100 mg/kg
• SMILES string: [OH-].CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC
• InChI: 1S/C16H36N.H2O/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4;/h5-16H2,1-4H3;1H2/q+1;/p-1
• InChI key: VDZOOKBUILJEDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

General description

Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAOH) is a quaternary ammonium salt,mainly used as a strong base and phase-transfer catalyst.

Application

TBAOH may be used as an ion-pairing reagent in mobile phase preparation for reverse phase ion-pair high performance liquid chromatography during chromium (III) and chromium (VI) determination.

Other Notes

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Reagent suitable for use in ion chromatography.

Disclaimer

may crystallize; can be redissolved on heating (max. 40°C)

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H314
• pcodes: P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P363 - P405
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Storage Class: 8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter