TETRAPENTYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

100-101 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.92333 g/cm3 (35.00℃)

refractive index 

1.5260 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water

form 

Shiny Flakes

color 

White

PH

pH(10g/l, 25℃) : 5.0～7.0

λmax

λ: 240 nm Amax: 0.04
λ: 250 nm Amax: 0.03
λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.02
λ: 500 nm Amax: 0.02

BRN 

3658171

EPA Substance Registry System

Tetrapentylammonium bromide (866-97-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29239000

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TETRAPENTYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

WHITE SHINY FLAKES

Uses

Tetrapentylammonium bromide can be used:

• As a versatile structure-directing agent for the synthesis of Zeolite-like heterobimetallic cyanide frameworks.
• As an alkylating agent for rhodium(I)-catalyzed alkylation reaction of benzylic amines and for N-alkylation of azaheterocycles.
• As a precursor to prepare a Cobalt-complex, {[(Pentyl)₄N]₃CoBr₃}Cl₂, which is used as a catalyst in the synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs).

Electrochemical synthesis of stable graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) containing tetrapentylammonium cations has been reported.

General Description

Tetrapentylammonium bromide is a quaternary ammonium salt with pentyl chains and a bromide counterion, which is generally used as a phase transfer catalyst.

Purification Methods

Crystallise it from pet ether, *benzene or acetone/ether mixtures and dry in vacuum at 40-50o for 2 days. It is used in ion-paired chromatography (Sagara et al. J Chromatogr 328 289 1985). [Beilstein 4 IV 677.]

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