Date published: 2025-12-28

1-800-457-3801

SCBT Portrait Logo
Seach Input

Tetrapropylammonium chloride (CAS 5810-42-4)

0.0(0)
Write a reviewAsk a question

Alternate Names:
Tetra-n-propylammonium chloride; n,n,n-tripropylpropan-1-aminium chloride
CAS Number:
5810-42-4
Purity:
98%
Molecular Weight:
221.81
Molecular Formula:
(CH3CH2CH2)4N•Cl
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
* Refer to Certificate of Analysis for lot specific data.

QUICK LINKS

Tetrapropylammonium chloride (TPAC) is an organic salt composed of four propyl groups attached to an ammonium ion. It is used in a variety of applications, from laboratory research to industrial processes. In the laboratory, Tetrapropylammonium chlorid is used as a Lewis acid catalyst in organic synthesis and as an activator for a variety of reactions. In industry, Tetrapropylammonium chlorid is used as a corrosion inhibitor, an antifreeze, and as a component of a variety of cleaning agents.


Tetrapropylammonium chloride (CAS 5810-42-4) References

  1. Specificity of ion-protein interactions: complementary and competitive effects of tetrapropylammonium, guanidinium, sulfate, and chloride ions.  |  Mason, PE., et al. 2009. J Phys Chem B. 113: 3227-34. PMID: 19708168
  2. Pharmaceutical modulation of diffusion potentials at aqueous-aqueous boundaries under laminar flow conditions.  |  Collins, CJ., et al. 2011. Electrophoresis. 32: 844-9. PMID: 21437916
  3. Complex ion effects on polypeptide conformational stability: chloride and sulfate salts of guanidinium and tetrapropylammonium.  |  Dempsey, CE., et al. 2011. J Am Chem Soc. 133: 7300-3. PMID: 21520945
  4. Why do tetrapropylammonium chloride and sulphate salts destabilize the native state of globular proteins?  |  Graziano, G. 2014. ScientificWorldJournal. 2014: 870106. PMID: 24616650
  5. Thin and long silver nanowires self-assembled in ionic liquids as a soft template: electrical and optical properties.  |  Chang, MH., et al. 2014. Nanoscale Res Lett. 9: 330. PMID: 25024690
  6. Quantifying chloride binding and salt extraction with poly(methyl methacrylate) copolymers bearing aryl-triazoles as anion receptor side chains.  |  McDonald, KP., et al. 2014. Chem Commun (Camb). 50: 13285-8. PMID: 25233076
  7. Do guanidinium and tetrapropylammonium ions specifically interact with aromatic amino acid side chains?  |  Ding, B., et al. 2017. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 114: 1003-1008. PMID: 28096375
  8. Anomalous surface behavior of hydrated guanidinium ions due to ion pairing.  |  Ekholm, V., et al. 2018. J Chem Phys. 148: 144508. PMID: 29655316
  9. Mesoporous Titanium-Silicalite Zeolite Containing Organic Templates as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Cycloaddition of CO2 and Epoxides.  |  Liu, D., et al. 2018. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 10: 22119-22129. PMID: 29896960
  10. The Role of Charge Transfer in the Formation of Type I Deep Eutectic Solvent-Analogous Ionic Liquid Mixtures.  |  Abranches, DO., et al. 2019. Molecules. 24: PMID: 31614959
  11. Modulation of cytotoxicity by consecutive adsorption of tannic acid and pesticides on surfactant functionalized zeolites.  |  Jevremović, A., et al. 2020. Environ Sci Process Impacts. 22: 2199-2211. PMID: 32975257
  12. ATP-sensitive K+ channel opener acts as a potent Cl- channel inhibitor in vascular smooth muscle cells.  |  Holevinsky, KO., et al. 1994. J Membr Biol. 137: 59-70. PMID: 8006946
  13. Kinetics of the inhibition of the Na-K pump by tetrapropylammonium chloride.  |  Kropp, DL. and Sachs, JR. 1977. J Physiol. 264: 471-87. PMID: 839463

Ordering Information

Product NameCatalog #UNITPriceQtyFAVORITES

Tetrapropylammonium chloride, 10 g

sc-251214
10 g
$44.00