Description

Tetraethylammonium Fluoride Hydrate is a versatile and highly reactive quaternary ammonium salt. This compound serves as a powerful source of naked fluoride ions, making it an essential reagent for nucleophilic fluorination and desilylation reactions in advanced organic synthesis. It is particularly valuable for researchers and manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and specialty chemical industries who require a non-nucleophilic, anhydrous fluoride source under mild conditions.

Application

• Nucleophilic Fluorination: A key reagent for introducing fluorine atoms into organic molecules, critical for developing pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals with enhanced metabolic stability and bioavailability.
• Desilylation Agent: Efficiently cleaves silicon-protecting groups (e.g., TMS, TBS, TIPS) in complex multi-step synthetic sequences.
• Phase-Transfer Catalyst (PTC): Facilitates reactions between reagents in immiscible phases, particularly useful in industrial-scale alkylation and condensation reactions.
• Electrolyte Additive: Used in the research and development of advanced battery systems, including lithium-ion and supercapacitors, to improve electrolyte stability and performance.
• Polymerization Catalyst: Acts as an initiator or catalyst in the synthesis of specific polymers and epoxy resins.
• Organic Synthesis Reagent: Employed in various carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions as a mild, soluble base.

Basic Information

Item	Details
Product Name	Tetraethylammonium Fluoride Hydrate
CAS No.	98330-04-2
Molecular Formula	C8H20F N · xH2O
Molecular Weight	161.25 (anhydrous basis)
Synonyms	Tetraethylammonium Fluoride; TEA Fluoride; TEA-F; Et4NF·xH2O; Tetraethylazanium Fluoride; N,N,N-Triethylethanaminium Fluoride; Fluorotetraethylammonium
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Quality Control

Our Tetraethylammonium Fluoride Hydrate is manufactured under strict quality management systems. Each batch undergoes comprehensive analytical testing to ensure high purity, consistent performance, and compliance with relevant specifications for research and industrial use. A Certificate of Analysis (COA) detailing assay, water content, and impurity profiles is provided with every shipment and is available upon request.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area. Due to its hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive) nature, the container must be kept tightly sealed under an inert atmosphere (e.g., nitrogen or argon) after opening to prevent decomposition. Recommended long-term storage temperature is 2-8°C.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	White to off-white crystalline solid
Identification (IR)	Conforms
Assay (Titration)	≥ 98.0% (on anhydrous basis)
Water Content (KF)	Reported on COA
Heavy Metals (as Pb)	< 10 ppm
Chloride (Cl)	< 0.1%

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.