ID: 2600
Product Description: N-Butyl Trimethylammonium Iodide
Synonym: Butyl(trimethyl)azanium;iodide
Email for a Quote Fill Out a Quote RequestCAS Number: 7722-19-2
EC Number: 684-745-2
MDL: MFCD00154197
MF: C7H18IN
MW: 243.13
MOQ: 1kg
Minimum Purity: 98%
Pubchem: 24398
InChi Key: XWBIZYHDVFHTID-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChi: 1S/C7H18N.HI/c1-5-6-7-8(2,3)4;/h5-7H2,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
SMILES: CCCC[N+](C)(C)C.[I-]
N-butyl trimethylammonium iodide is a quaternary ammonium salt identified with the CAS Number: 7722-19-2. Its structure consists of a central nitrogen atom covalently bonded to one linear butyl group and three methyl groups. The nitrogen atom carries a permanent positive charge, which is balanced by an iodide anion.
It typically appears as a stable, crystalline solid at room temperature. Owing to its ionic nature, it exhibits good solubility in polar solvents, such as water and various alcohols.
Its positively charged nitrogen center, surrounded by both larger and smaller alkyl chains, makes the compound an effective and versatile reagent in synthetic chemistry. The combination of a charged head and varying alkyl tails provides a balance of ionic and lipophilic characteristics.
N-butyl trimethylammonium iodide is essential for facilitating chemical reactions. It provides direct value to researchers and process chemists in applications like:
This compound is mainly used as an effective phase-transfer catalyst (PTC). In many chemical reactions, reactants may exist in different immiscible physical phases, such as an aqueous solution and an organic solvent. Under normal circumstances, these reactants cannot mix or interact efficiently, leading to slow or nonexistent reactions. N-butyl trimethylammonium iodide acts as a “chemical shuttle” to overcome this barrier.
The compound molecule has an ionic structure, and bulky alkyl groups on the cation make it lipophilic, while its positive charge allows it to associate with anions. In a two-phase reaction system, the N-butyl trimethylammonium cation extracts the anionic reactant from the aqueous phase. It forms an ion pair with this anion, which becomes soluble in the organic phase. After this step, the “shuttled” anion can readily react with the organic-soluble reactant.
N-butyl trimethylammonium iodide is used as a supporting electrolyte in electrochemical research and applications. By providing high solution conductivity and electrochemical inertness, this compound enables researchers to study the electrochemical behavior of various species more accurately and effectively, preventing solution resistance or unwanted side reactions.
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