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| OtherNames = Tetramethylammonium chloride<br />Tetramethylazanium chloride
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| InChI = 1/C4H12N.ClH/c1-5(2,3)4;/h1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
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| Formula = C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>12</sub>NCl | Formula = C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>12</sub>NCl
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'''Tetramethylammonium chloride''' is one of the simplest ], with four ] groups tetrahedrally attached to the central N. The chemical formula (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>N<sup>+</sup>Cl<sup>−</sup> is often abbreviated further as Me<sub>4</sub>N<sup>+</sup>Cl<sup>−</sup>. It is a ] colourless solid that is soluble in water and polar organic ]s. Tetramethylammonium chloride is a major industrial chemical, being used widely as a chemical reagent<ref name = Toxnet>{{Cite web |url=http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/a?dbs+hsdb:@term+@DOCNO+7987 |title=Tetramethylammonium chloride - National Library of Medicine HSDB Database |access-date=2012-09-24 |archive-date=2015-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222014215/http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/a?dbs+hsdb:@term+@DOCNO+7987 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and also as a low-residue bactericide in such processes as ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fracfocus.org/chemical-use/what-chemicals-are-used |title=What Chemicals Are Used &#124; FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry |access-date=2012-10-30 |archive-date=2013-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814180235/http://fracfocus.org/chemical-use/what-chemicals-are-used |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the laboratory, it has fewer synthetic chemical applications than quaternary ammonium salts containing longer N-alkyl substituents, which are used extensively as ].
'''Tetramethylammonium chloride''' is a ] with the chemical formula Cl. It is a colourless solid that is soluble in water and polar organic solvents. Tetramethylammonium chloride has few applications, unlike quaternary ammonium salts that feature more longer alkyl substituents.


==Preparation and laboratory uses== ==Preparation and laboratory uses==
Tetramethylammonium chloride is efficiently produced by the reaction of ] and ].<ref>{{Ullmann |doi=10.1002/14356007.a16_535|title=Methylamines|year=2000|last1=Van Gysel|first1=August B.|last2=Musin|first2=Willy}}</ref>
Tetramethylammonium chloride can be synthesized by the ] of ] with ].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zheng | first1 = Z. ''et al.'' | last2 = Wang | year = 2007 | first2 = Jie | last3 = Wu | first3 = Ting Hua | last4 = Zhou | first4 = Xiao Ping | title = Alkylation of Ammonium Salts Catalyzed by Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Catalysts | url = | journal = Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis | volume = 349 | issue = | pages = 1095–1101 | doi = 10.1002/adsc.200600451 }}</ref>
:N(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> + CH<sub>3</sub>Cl → N(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>Cl<sup>−</sup>


It is produced by the ] of ] with ] in the presence of an ] catalyst.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zheng | first1 = Z. | last2 = Wang | year = 2007 | first2 = Jie | last3 = Wu | first3 = Ting Hua | last4 = Zhou | first4 = Xiao Ping | title = Alkylation of Ammonium Salts Catalyzed by Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Catalysts | journal = Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis | volume = 349 | issue = 7| pages = 1095–1101 | doi = 10.1002/adsc.200600451 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>
:Cl<sup>−</sup> + 2 (CH<sub>3</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>COCl<sup>−</sup> + 2 H<sub>2</sub>O + 2 CO<sub>2</sub>


Except under extraordinary conditions,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Nenad|first1=Maraš|last2=Polanc|first2=Slovenko|last3=Kočevar|first3=Marijan|title=Microwave-assisted methylation of phenols with tetramethylammonium chloride in the presence of K<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> or Cs<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>|journal=Tetrahedron|date=2008|volume=64|issue=51|pages=11618–11624|doi=10.1016/j.tet.2008.10.024}}</ref> it is typically employed as a source of the inert counter cation Me<sub>4</sub>N<sup>+</sup>. Similarly, it serves as a lipophilic ] agent.<ref>{{OrgSynth
It is used in organic synthesis for methylation and occasionally as a precipitating agent.<ref>{{OrgSynth
|author=W. J. Middleton and D. W. Wiley | author =W. J. Middleton and D. W. Wiley
|year=1973 | year =1973
|title=tetramethylammonium 1-Propene-1,1,2,3,3-pentacarbonitrile | title =tetramethylammonium 1-Propene-1,1,2,3,3-pentacarbonitrile
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In low concentrations, it is used with polymerase chain reactions to increase yield and specificity. It has been shown to enhance yield 5-10 fold at 3M by stabilizing the AT base pairs.<ref>Chevet E. et al (1995) “Low concentrations of tetramethylammonium chloride increase yield and specificity of PCR”, “Nucleic Acids Research” 23 (16): 3343-3344</ref> In low concentrations, it is used in ]s to increase yields and specificity. It has been shown to enhance yields 5–10 fold at 60] by stabilizing the AT ].<ref>Chevet E. et al. (1995). "Low concentrations of tetramethylammonium chloride increase yield and specificity of PCR". ''Nucleic Acids Research'' '''23''' (16) 3343–344.</ref>

==Toxicity==
LD<sub>50</sub> = 25&nbsp;mg/kg (mouse, i.p.); 40&nbsp;mg/kg (mouse, s.c.); 50&nbsp;mg/kg (rat, p.o.). Very toxic to aquatic organisms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://datasheets.scbt.com/sc-251199.pdf|title=Tetramethylammonium chloride|website=Datasheets.scbt.com|access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref>

Diverse data on human exposure, environmental toxicology and environmentally-related chemistry is available through the ] Toxnet database.<ref name = Toxnet/>


==See also== ==See also==
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