| CAS No. | 149477-41-8 |
| Molecular Formula | C16H36N |
| Molecular Weight | N/A |
| Category | Pharmaceutical Standards / API Standards |
| Availability | In Stock |
Compared with other compounds in its class, the molecular weight of 387.38 g/mol gives Tetra-n-butylammonium Phenyltrifluoroborate distinctive chromatographic separation conditions and mass-spectrometry parameter settings.
CATO supplies Tetra-n-butylammonium Phenyltrifluoroborate (CAS 149477-41-8), a certified reference material (molecular formula C16H36NC6H5BF3, MW 387.38 g/mol) for analytical method development and quality control.
Owing to fluorine substitution, Tetra-n-butylammonium Phenyltrifluoroborate is typically white to off-white crystalline powder. Its solid-state physicochemical attributes — including a molecular weight of 387.38 g/mol — guide the selection of appropriate sample preparation and analytical techniques. Nitrogen-containing functional groups confer excellent ionization efficiency in positive-ion electrospray (ESI) mode, making the compound well suited to LC-MS/MS analysis.
This reference standard is suitable for quantitative analysis on major chromatographic platforms including HPLC, GC, LC-MS/MS, and GC-MS, serving as an external calibration standard or a system suitability test reference material.
As a certified reference material (CRM), Tetra-n-butylammonium Phenyltrifluoroborate meets the metrological traceability requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 laboratories. Batch-to-batch consistency is monitored via control charts to guarantee comparable assigned values across lots.
| Molecular Formula | C16H36N C6H5BF3 |
| Molecular Weight | 387.38 g/mol |
| Purity | 97%+ |
| Storage | Store at 2-8°C, protect from light |
| Solubility (reference) | Soluble in chloroform, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate |
| Stability | Light-sensitive; avoid direct strong light |
| Degree of Unsaturation (DBE) | 1.5 |
| CAS Registry Year (est.) | 1999 |
| Halogen Content | F-containing |
| Nitrogen Atoms | 1 |