1.0 2026-03-27 00:58:33 UTC 2026-08-19 17:58:57 UTC Tetrabutylammonium SmallMolecule Tetrabutylammonium is an organic nitrogen compound with the chemical formula C16H36N1 and an average molecular weight of 242.47 g/mol. Tetrabutylammonium belongs to the quaternary ammonium salts, a subclass of organonitrogen compounds within the organic compounds. This compound is found in or released from 15 recorded sources across various sectors. Within electrical and electronic equipment, it is associated with antennas, discharge lamps, electric switches, emergency protective devices, and fixed capacitors and their manufacture, among four other sources. In the building and construction sector, it is linked to stairs and ramps as well as tents or canopies. Its presence is also noted in food, food processing and cookware, specifically regarding the preparation of wort and fermentation processes for beer. Additionally, it is found in household cleaning and consumer products, including soap detergents and bleaching agents. In terms of biological interaction, there are two recorded protein targets for tetrabutylammonium: the immunoglobulin kappa constant (IGKC) and the pH-gated potassium channel KcsA (kcsA). 1-(Carbamoylmethyl)-1′-methyl-4,4′-bipyridinium bis(hexafluorophosphate) 1-Butanaminium, N,N,N-tributyl- ammonium ion, tetrabutyl- benzyl triphenylphosphonium CBU2X6BBJR InChI=1/C16H36N/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4/h5-16H2,1-4H3/q+ N,N,N-Tributyl-1-butanaminium N,N,N-Tributylbutan-1-aminium TBA tetra-n-butyl ammonium tetra-n-butylammonium Tetra-N-butylammoniumjodid tetrabutyl ammonium tetrabutylammonium Tetrabutylammonium cation Tetrabutylammonium ion tetrabutylazanium UNII-CBU2X6BBJR UNII:CBU2X6BBJR C16H36N1 242.47 242.284775 tetrabutylazanium tetrabutylammonium 10549-76-5 CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC InChI=1S/C16H36N/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4/h5-16H2,1-4H3/q+1 DZLFLBLQUQXARW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Organic compounds Organic nitrogen compounds Organonitrogen compounds Quaternary ammonium salts Tetraalkylammonium salts Amines Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic cations Organic salts Organopnictogen compounds Aliphatic acyclic compound Amine Hydrocarbon derivative Organic cation Organic salt Organopnictogen compound Tetraalkylammonium salt Aliphatic acyclic compounds quaternary ammonium ion Detected and Not Quantified logp 5.3 logp 3.54 ALOGPS logs -7.39 ALOGPS solubility 1.14e-05 g/l ALOGPS logp 1.32 ChemAxon iupac tetrabutylazanium ChemAxon average_mass 242.47 ChemAxon mono_mass 242.284775 ChemAxon smiles CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC ChemAxon formula C16H36N1 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C16H36N/c1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4/h5-16H2,1-4H3/q+1 ChemAxon inchikey DZLFLBLQUQXARW-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 0 ChemAxon refractivity 91.4 ChemAxon polarizability 33.6 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 12 ChemAxon acceptor_count 0 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 1 ChemAxon formal_charge 1 ChemAxon #<HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f7222747598> DB01851 16028 15220 BE0001355 BE0003836