Products Description of Tetraethylammonium Chloride CAS#56-34-8
Tetraethylammonium chloride is an organic compound with the chemical formula C₈H₂₀ClN. It acts as a non-selective potassium channel blocker and serves as a suitable substrate for organic cation transporters. In addition, tetraethylammonium chloride exhibits antitumor properties, making it useful in related biological and pharmaceutical research.
Product Application of Tetraethylammonium Chloride CAS#56-34-8
Tetraethylammonium chloride is used as a phase-transfer catalyst in polymerization reactions and as an electrolyte in membrane transport studies. It is also used for the qualitative detection of antimony and bismuth, the determination of gold, and polarographic analysis.
In biological and electrophysiological research, tetraethylammonium chloride acts as a potassium (K⁺) channel blocker. By inhibiting receptor-mediated K⁺ flow, it can also block acetylcholine neurotransmission.
