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Tetramethylammonium perchlorate

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Tetramethylammonium perchlorate
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Tetramethylammonium perchlorate is a perchlorate salt with a condensed formula [N(CH3)4]+ClO4.

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Preparation

Tetramethylammonium perchlorate can be produced by mixing cold, dilute perchloric acid with cold tetramethylammonium hydroxide, the reaction will lead to a white precipitation.[2]

Uses

The perchlorate is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, in chromatography and as a supporting electrolyte in electrochemistry.[3] Along with trimethylammonium perchlorate, it was investigated as a component in composite propellants during the Cold War, but without much success.

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