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Tetrapentylammonium hydroxide solution

~20% in H2O (T)

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Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)4]4N(OH)
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
315.58
Beilstein:
6785584
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

form

solution

concentration

~20% in H2O (T)

impurities

≤0.05% halides (as bromide)

anion traces

sulfate (SO42-): ≤500 mg/kg

SMILES string

[OH-].CCCCC[N+](CCCCC)(CCCCC)CCCCC

InChI

1S/C20H44N.H2O/c1-5-9-13-17-21(18-14-10-6-2,19-15-11-7-3)20-16-12-8-4;/h5-20H2,1-4H3;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

JVOPCCBEQRRLOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

Tetrapentylammonium hydroxide can be used:
  • As a model compound in the studies of the effects of quaternary ammonium salts on the formation of clathrate hydrates of methane.
  • To maintain the pH of the aqueous phase to study the adsorption dynamics of nanoparticles at fluid interfaces.

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Corrosion

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Semiclathrate hydrates of methane+ tetraalkylammonium hydroxides
Su Y, et al.
Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, 203, 618-626 (2017)
Nanoparticle adsorption dynamics at fluid interfaces
Hua X, et al.
Soft Matter, 14(19), 3818-3828 (2018)
Xiaoqing Hua et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 34(16), 4830-4842 (2018-04-11)
Nanoparticles (NPs) can add functionality (e.g., catalytic, optical, rheological) to an oil-water interface. Adsorption of ∼10 nm NPs can be reversible; however, the mechanisms for adsorption and its effects on surface pressure remain poorly understood. Here we demonstrate how the
Weng Zhanping et al.
Gynecologic oncology, 104(2), 455-460 (2006-10-04)
To study the role of Voltage-gated potassium ion channels (Kv) in cell proliferation and cell cycle of ovarian cancer cell. The effects of voltage-gate K+ channels on human ovarian cancer cell line (A2780 cell) proliferation and cell cycle were observed
Shinghua Ding et al.
The Journal of general physiology, 126(3), 213-226 (2005-08-17)
The crystal structure of an open potassium channel reveals a kink in the inner helix that lines the pore (Jiang, Y.X., A. Lee, J.Y. Chen, M. Cadene, B.T. Chait, and R. MacKinnon. 2002. Nature 417:523-526). The putative hinge point is

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