Tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride

• Tetra-n- butylammonium fluoride
• TBAF

• 429-41-4
• 22206-57-1 ( hydrate)
• 87749-50-6 (trihydrate )

Colorless solid ( hydrate)

Fixed

62-63 ° C ( hydrate)

Hydrate

Risk

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Tetrabutylammonium fluoride is a chemical compound selected from the group of quaternary ammonium compounds and fluorides.

Properties

Tetrabutylammonium fluoride is a corrosive solid, which is marketed as an industrial product as a mixture with alumina or as a solution of tetrahydrofuran.

Use

As hydrate tetrabutylammonium fluoride, for example, for the production of olefins from primary alkyl iodides as catalyst ( phase transfer catalysis ), or the cleavage of silyl ethers which are often used as protective groups for alcohols may be used.