Tetrapropylammonium

Tetrapropylammonium
Names
	IUPAC name N,N,N-Tripropylpropan-1-aminium
	Other names Tetrapropylammonium; Tetrapropylazanium; Tetra-n-propylammonium; TPA
Identifiers
CAS Number	13010-31-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1748523
ChEBI	CHEBI:55319;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2074857;
ChemSpider	9184;
PubChem CID	9559;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6047026 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H28N/c1-5-9-13(10-6-2,11-7-3)12-8-4/h5-12H2,1-4H3/q+1 Key: OSBSFAARYOCBHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [N+](CCC)(CCC)(CCC)CCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H28N+
Molar mass	186.362 g·mol−1
Structure
Molecular shape	Tetrahedral
Related compounds
Other cations	Tetramethylammonium [N(CH3)]+4; Tetraethylammonium [N(C2H5)4]+; Tetrabutylammonium [N(C4H9)4]+;
Related compounds	Trimethylamine N(C3H7)3; Tetrapropylammonium perruthenate N(C3H7)4RuO4;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Tetrapropylammonium (TPA) is a quaternary ammonium cation with the formula [N(C₃H₇)₄]⁺, also denoted [NPr₄]⁺ (where Pr = propyl group). It is a precursor to several significant industrial and laboratory catalysts.