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Tetrapropylammonium hydroxide

(40% solution in water) for synthesis

Synonym(s):

N,N,N-tripropyl-1-propanaminium hydroxide, Tetra-n-propylammonium hydroxide

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352107
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

form

liquid

pH

>7 (20 °C in H2O, undiluted)

bp

102 °C/1013 hPa

density

1.00 g/cm3 at 20 °C

storage temp.

2-30°C

General description

Tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) is a simple, affordable, and readily available quaternary ammonium base mainly utilized as a structure-directing agent for producing zeolites. It is found to be a good precursor to synthesis nanotubes. TPAOH is used as surface-active agent, phase transfer catalyst in organic synthesis.

Application

Tetrapropylammonium hydroxide is used as:
  • Structure directing agent (SDA) in the synthesis of zeolite socony mobil-5 (Zeolite ZSM-5).
  • A phase transfer catalyst in the methylation of phenoxy acids in a superheated water extract from sand and soil samples.

Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric): 38.0 - 42.0 %
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 0.998 - 1.010

Pictograms

Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible, corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3


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Carbonization mechanism of tetrapropylammonium-hydroxide in channels of AlPO4-5 single crystals
Zhai JP, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 18(6), 1505-1511 (2006)
Surface-active hollow titanosilicate particles as a Pickering interfacial catalyst for liquid-phase alkene epoxidation reactions
Guojun LV, et al.
Langmuir, 34(1), 302-310 (2018)
Synthesis of ZSM- 5 zeolite using Bayat natural zeolite as silica and alumina source
Rohayati, Krisnandi YK and Sihombing R
AIP Conference Proceedings, 1862(1), 030094-030094 (2017)
Orapin Chienthavorn et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1152(1-2), 268-273 (2007-01-11)
Phase transfer catalytic methylation was applied to directly derivatise chlorophenoxy acid herbicides in superheated water extracts from sand and soil samples. The extractions were carried out at 120 degrees C statically for 5 min and then dynamically for 10 min

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