It has been used as the source of tetraethylammonium ions in pharmacological and physiological studies, but is also used in organic chemical synthesis.
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Applications
It has been used as the source of tetraethylammonium ions in pharmacological and physiological studies, but is also used in organic chemical synthesis.
Solubility
Soluble in water almost transparency.
Notes
Light Sensitive and Hygroscopic. Store in dark and away from water/moisture. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Store under dry inert gas.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Samuel J Goodchild; Hongjian Xu; Zeineb Es-Salah-Lamoureux; Christopher A Ahern; David Fedida. Basis for allosteric open-state stabilization of voltage-gated potassium channels by intracellular cations. Journal of General Physiology, 2012, 140 (5), 495-511.
- Ling Xiao et. al. Unique cardiac Purkinje fiber transient outward current β-subunit composition: a potential molecular link to idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Circulation Research, 2013, 112 (10), 1310-1322.
- Reagent for conversion of ɑß-enones in TFA to ß-iodo ketones in high yield: Tetrahedron, 39, 1529 (1983).