Tetraethylammonium iodide

Tetraethylammonium iodide
Names
IUPAC name
N,N,N-Triethylethanaminium iodide
Other names
Tetamon iodide; Tetramon J; TEAI
Identifiers
68-05-3
ChemSpider 5990
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PubChem 6225
Properties
Molecular formula
C8H20IN
Molar mass 257.16 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless or yellowish crystalline solid
Density 1.566 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 280 °C (536 °F; 553 K) (decomposes)
soluble
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Tetraethylammonium iodide is a quaternary ammonium compound with the chemical formula C8H20N+I. It has been used as the source of tetraethylammonium ions in pharmacological and physiological studies, but is also used in organic chemical synthesis (see "Chemistry" section).

Chemistry

Preparation

Tetraethylammonium iodide is commercially available, but can be prepared by the reaction between triethylamine and ethyl iodide.[2]

Structure

The crystal structure of tetraethylammonium iodide has been determined.[3]

Synthetic Applications

Examples include:

Toxicity

LD50: 35 mg/kg (mouse, i.p.); 56 mg/kg (mouse, i.v.)[7]

See also

References

  1. The Merck Index, 10th Ed., p.1316, Rahway: Merck & Co.
  2. A. A. Vernon and J. L. Sheard (1948). "The solubility of tetraethylammonium iodide in benzene-ethylene dichloride mixtures." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 70 2035-2036.
  3. E. Wait and H. M. Powell (1958). "The crystal and molecular structure of tetraethylammonium iodide." J. Chem. Soc. 1872-1875.
  4. N. Hénaff and A. Whiting (2000). "Stereoselective formation of 1,2-diiodoalkenes and their application in the stereoselective synthesis of highly functionalised alkenes via Suzuki and Stille coupling reactions." J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1 395-400.
  5. T.Yoshino et al. (1977). "Synthetic studies with carbonates. Part 6. Syntheses of 2-hydroxyethyl derivatives by reactions of ethylene carbonate with carboxylic acids or heterocycles in the presence of tetraethylammonium halides or under autocatalytic conditions." J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1 1266-1272.
  6. G. Saikia and P. K. Iyer (2010)."Facile C-H alkylation in water: enabling defect-free materials for optoelectronic devices." J. Org. Chem. 75 2714-2717.
  7. http://www.drugfuture.com/toxic/q10-q780.html