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Tetrabutylammonium azide

Synonym(s):

N,N,N-Tributyl-1-butanaminium azide, Tetrabutylammonium nitride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H36N4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
284.48
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

form

solid

reaction suitability

reaction type: click chemistry

mp

84-88 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[N-]=[N+]=[N-].CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC

InChI

1S/C16H36N.N3/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4;1-3-2/h5-16H2,1-4H3;/q+1;-1

InChI key

GMRIOAVKKGNMMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Reagent for synthesis of:
  • Heteroarylannulated bicyclic morpholines
  • Cyanimide-based inhibitors of cathepsin C
  • Trimethylene carbonate

Reagent for:
  • Aerobic oxidative transformation of primary azides to nitriles
  • Substitution reactions at tetracoordinate boron

Catalyst for syslic carbonate formation
Tetrabutylammonium azide can be used as a reagent for the synthesis of:
  • Heteroarylannulated bicyclic morpholines
  • Cyanimide-based inhibitors of cathepsin C
  • Trimethylene carbonate
  • Aerobic oxidative transformation of primary azides to nitriles
  • Substitution reactions at tetracoordinate boron


It is also used as a catalyst for cyclic carbonate formation.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

supp_hazards

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges


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Synthesis of bicyclic sugar azido acids and their incorporation in cyclic peptides.
Peri F, et al.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 2303-2304 (2000)
Aerobic oxidative transformation of primary azides to nitriles by ruthenium hydroxide catalyst.
He J, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76(11), 4606-4610 (2011)
Substitution Reactions at Tetracoordinate Boron: Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes with Boron- Heteroatom Bonds.
Solovyev A, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(42), 15072-15080 (2010)
A facile catalytic synthesis of trimethylene carbonate from trimethylene oxide and carbon dioxide.
Darensbourg DJ, et al.
Green Chemistry, 12(8), 1376-1379 (2010)
Mark Furber et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 57(6), 2357-2367 (2014-03-07)
A lead generation and optimization program delivered the highly selective and potent CatC inhibitor 10 as an in vivo tool compound and potential development candidate. Structural studies were undertaken to generate SAR understanding.

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