This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Suitable for battery materials development.
Applications
Tetramethylammonium bromide acts as an ion pair reagent. It is used as a surface-active agent and an active ingredient for conditioners. Further, it is used as a softner for textiles and paper products. It is also employed as a disinfection agent, sanitizer, antimicrobial and antistatic agent. In addition to this, it plays in important role as a phase transfer catalyst in synthetic chemistry.
Solubility
Soluble in water, alcohol, chloroform and acetone.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with oxidizing agents and strong bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Jiang, Z.; Shangguan, W. Rational removal of stabilizer-ligands from platinum nanoparticles supported on photocatalysts by self-photocatalysis degradation. Catal. Today 2015, 242, 372-380.
- Abdel-Rahman, L. H.; El-Khatib, R. M.; Nassr, L. A. E.; Abu-Dief, A. M. Salts and Structural Effects on the base Catalyzed Hydrolysis of some Novel and Pharmacologically Active Iron(II) Azomethine Amino Acid Complexes. Int. J. Nano. Chem. 2015, 1 (1), 25-30.