TRITON B FOR SYNTHESIS Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide

Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, also known as Triton B or trimethylbenzylammonium hydroxide, is a quaternary ammonium salt that functions as an organic base. It is usually handled as a solution in water or methanol. The compound is colourless, although the solutions often appear yellowish.[1] Commercial samples often have a distinctive fish-like odour, presumably due to the presence of trimethylamine via hydrolysis

Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (Triton B) has been used in the preparation of dithiocarbamates using alcoholic tosylates [17], dihydroxy-dithioethers [18] and in alkylation of mono Michael products .

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