triethyl(octyl)azanium;bromide

Conditions: temp:80.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: A 100 ml flask was purged with nitrogen before 8.84 g (0.087 mol) of triethylamine, 20.33 g (0.105 mol) of 1-bromoctane and 31.04 g of acetonitrile were introduced into the flask. The mixture was stirred under protective nitrogen gas at 80° C. for 48 hours. Volatiles were then drawn off under reduced pressure. The crude product was crystallized from an ethyl acetate/acetone mixture to obtain 18.55 g (0.063 mol) of triethyloctylammonium bromide (white hygroscopic crystals). The yield was 72%, based on triethylamine. were introduced into the flask The crude product was crystallized from an ethyl acetate/acetone mixture