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Offline Tango

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Mixing sodium hypochlorite and quaternary ammonia
« on: February 22, 2012, 03:52:36 PM »
Hi,

Can somebody let me know what reaction takes place when quaternary ammonia and chlorine bleach are mixed together? Is reaction the same as when bleach and ammonia are mixed?

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Re: Mixing sodium hypochlorite and quaternary ammonia
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2012, 04:26:55 PM »
Do you mean the ammonium cation NH4+, or an organic ammonium salt R4N+?
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Re: Mixing sodium hypochlorite and quaternary ammonia
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2012, 04:35:54 PM »
I mean R4N+. Particularly alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, a common sanitizing/disinfecting compound. Thanks.

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Re: Mixing sodium hypochlorite and quaternary ammonia
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2012, 05:16:35 PM »
Hypochlorite is a pretty good nucleophile, so you may be able to *Ignore me, I am impatient* a methyl group off, and bleach tends to be very basic so you may get an elimination of some sort. Honestly, I wouldn't go mixing the two.
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