Tetraethylammonium

Tetraethylammonium
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N,N,N-Triethylethanaminium
Other names
Tetraethylazanium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H20N/c1-5-9(6-2,7-3)8-4/h5-8H2,1-4H3/q+1 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C8H20N/c1-5-9(6-2,7-3)8-4/h5-8H2,1-4H3/q+1
    Key: CBXCPBUEXACCNR-UHFFFAOYAM
  • CC[N+](CC)(CC)CC
Properties
C8H20N+
Molar mass 130.25 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetraethylammonium (TEA) is a quaternary ammonium cation with the chemical formula [Et4N]+, consisting of four ethyl groups (−C2H5, denoted Et) attached to a central nitrogen atom. It is a counterion used in the research laboratory to prepare lipophilic salts of inorganic anions. It is used similarly to tetrabutylammonium, the difference being that its salts are less lipophilic, more easily crystallized and more toxic.