TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE (TBAB) IS AN IMPORTANT COMPANION IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-A REVIEW

(A) Uptake of the reactive gas e.g. Me N on realistic aqueous interface (H2O/D2O) is 3
increased in the presence of fulvalic acid and tetrabutyl ammonium mixture due to their
strong dopant interaction.
(B) The bimetallic aluminium(salen) complex together with tetrabutylammonium
bromide act as effective catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and
2, 3
carbon dioxide. Thus the problem of global warming caused by carbon dioxide is
somehow controlled as carbon dioxide has been consumed by these reactions.