Tetramethylammonium perchlorate is a perchlorate salt with a chemical formula . It is a white crystalline powder. It is a quaternary ammonium salt. It consists of tetramethylammonium cations and perchlorate anions .
Preparation Tetramethylammonium perchlorate can be produced by mixing cold tetramethylammonium hydroxide with cold, dilute perchloric acid, the reaction leads to a white precipitation.
Uses The perchlorate is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, in chromatography and as a supporting electrolyte in electrochemistry. Along with trimethylammonium perchlorate, it was investigated as a component in composite propellants during the Cold War, but without much success.
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Hofmann, K. A.; Roth, R.; Hobold, K.; Metzler, A. Relationship between the Constitution and Behavior towards Water of Ammonium Oxonium Perchlorates. Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft, 1911. 43: 2624-2630.