Tributylamine → Tetrabutylammonium Bromide

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 60.3 g. n-butylbromide and 74.1 g. tributylamine in 100 ml chromatoquality acetonitrile was refluxed for 20 hours under argon. The reaction mixture was cooled and evaporated at 20°-30°C to near dryness. The resulting crystalline mass was washed with 300 ml cyclohexene, dissolved in 100 ml water, and further washed with cyclohexene, and then with 100 ml hexane. TBAB yield = 87 percent.

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