quaternary ammonium compounds

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Derivatives of @A00290@, (NH4+)Y−, in which all four of the hydrogens bonded to nitrogen have been replaced with @H02891@ groups. Compounds having a carbon-nitrogen double bond (i.e. R2C=N+R2Y−) are more accurately called @I02958@. e.g. [(CH3)4N]+OH−, tetramethylammonium hydroxide.
See:
onium compounds
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1361 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'quaternary ammonium compounds' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Q05003 RIS BibTex EndNote
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