Tetrabutylammonium Tetrafluoroborate - ≥98% , CAS No.429-42-5

CAS: 429-42-5 Cat. No.: T162051 Molecular Weight: 329.27 EC Number: 207-058-8 PubChem CID: 67932

GRADE & PURITY ≥98%

Synonyms

tetrabutylazanium; tetrafluoroboranuide | Tetrabutylammonium fluoroborate | 1-Butanaminium, N,N,N-tributyl-, tetrafluoroborate(1-) (1:1) | MFCD00011634 | TETRA(BUT-1-YL)AMMONIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE | tetra-n-butyl ammonium fluoroborate | DTXSID7059983 | Tet

Storage

Argon charged,Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Overview

As Pharmaceutical Intermediates. Also in catalysis. Reasonably effiicient (1500-2000 plates/m), long-llved open tubular columns were prepared by using the organic molten salt tetra-n-butylammonlum tetrafluoroborate as the stationary phase.

Specifications

Synonyms

tetrabutylazanium; tetrafluoroboranuide | Tetrabutylammonium fluoroborate | 1-Butanaminium, N, N, N-tributyl-, tetrafluoroborate(1-) (1:1) | MFCD00011634 | TETRA(BUT-1-YL)AMMONIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE | tetra-n-butyl ammonium fluoroborate | DTXSID7059983 | Tet

Specifications & Purity

≥98%

Storage

Argon charged, Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Purity

≥98%

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 504754221
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504754221
• Canonical Smiles: [B-](F)(F)(F)F.CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC
• IUPAC Name: tetrabutylazanium;tetrafluoroborate
• InChIKey: NNZZSJSQYOFZAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C16H36N.BF4/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4;2-1(3,4)5/h5-16H2,1-4H3;/q+1;-1
• Isomeric SMILES: [B-](F)(F)(F)F.CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC
• WGK Germany: 3
• PubChem CID: 67932
• Molecular Weight: 329.27
• Reaxy-Rn: 3577508

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic nitrogen compounds
    • Class Organonitrogen compounds
      • Subclass Quaternary ammonium salts

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic nitrogen compounds
• Class: Organonitrogen compounds
• Subclass: Quaternary ammonium salts
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Tetraalkylammonium salts
• Alternative Parents: Organic metalloid salts Organopnictogen compounds Hydrocarbon derivatives Amines
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Tetraalkylammonium salt - Organic metalloid salt - Organopnictogen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic salt - Amine - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tetraalkylammonium salts. These are organonitrogen compounds containing a quaternary ammonium substituted with four alkyl chains.
• External Descriptors: Not available

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(non-human)

Staphylococcus epidermidis (22802 Activities)

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Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble in Water, methanol( 0.1 g/mL), ethanol (100 mg/ml).
• Sensitivity: Moisture sensitive
• Flash Point(°F): >199.4 °F
• Flash Point(°C): >93 °C
• Melt Point(°C): 155-161 °C
• Molecular Weight: 329.300 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 5
• Rotatable Bond Count: 12
• Exact Mass: 329.288 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 329.288 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 0.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 22
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 135.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 2

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