From: Manuel Toennis (Manuel.Toennis$##$ch.tum.de)
Date: Mon Jun 14 1999 - 15:49:16 EDT
> I need a source of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide without protic solvant.
> Why isn't it sold as a pure compound? Will azeotropic removal of water
> do the trick from aquous solution, or will the water stick on like a
> hydrate?
I guess, tetrabutylammioniumhydroxide will decay very easily to
tributylamin and either n-butanol or better to water and 1-butene,
preferable on heating.
But it you freeze-dry a solution of that stuff, could work....
An other way could be the reaction of tetrabutylammonium-halide
with wet silver oxide in your desired solvent.
But in both cases, you will have naked OH-ions, so the stuff could
be very unstable.
Bye,
Manuel Toennis
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