Tetra-n-butylammonium chloride hydrate is used with phosphorus pentoxide for greener deoxychlorination. It is used as a phase transfer catalyst for the preparation of 2-(3-pyridyl)-1-methylpyrrole by the reaction between 3-bromopyridine and 1-methyl-2pyrrolecarboxylic acid.

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