Reactivity Documentation
Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts |
mixed with |
Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic Unsaturated |
Summary
- Potentially hazardous: May be hazardous but unknown
Details
Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts
is a reactive group.
Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic Unsaturated
is a reactive group.
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic Unsaturated
mixed with
Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts
Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts
Hazard Predictions
- Potentially hazardous: May be hazardous but unknown
Chiral quaternary ammonium salts have been widely used as phase-transfer catalysts for Michael addition reactions between electron-deficient olefins and certain carbonyl compounds (Albanese, D. 2008. Phase-Transfer Catalysis. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology). However, the quaternary ammonium ion solely acts as a stabilizing counterion for the active intermediate species, and does not actually react on its own.
Furthermore, no evidence was found for a hazardous reaction between quaternary ammonium salts and unsaturated hydrocarbons outside of this highly controlled scenario.