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TETRA BUTYL AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE 10% AQUEOUS SOLUTION
TETRA BUTYL AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE 10% AQUEOUS SOLUTION
- For the dissolution of 10wt% cellulose under room temperature conditions.
- As a catalyst during the synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles.
- Preparation of TBAOH salts of fatty acids.
Solutions of Bu4NOH are usually prepared in situ from butylammonium halides, Bu4NX, for example by reacting them with silver oxide or using an ion exchange resin. Attempts to isolate Bu4NOH induces Hofmann elimination, leading to Bu3N and 1-butene. Solutions of Bu4NOH are typically contaminated with Bu3N for this reason
Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide is the chemical compound with the formula (C4H9)4NOH, abbreviated Bu4NOH with the acronym TBAOH or TBAH. This species is employed as a solution in water or alcohols. It is a common base in organic chemistry. Relative to more conventional inorganic bases, such as KOH and NaOH, Bu4NOH is more soluble in organic solvents.