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- noun organic chemistry, especially in combination The
quaternary ammonium cation (CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2)4N+
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His eureka moment came when he added a catalyst known as TBAB, short for tetrabutylammonium bromide.
Researchers Manipulate Drug's Chemistry in Bid to Lower Treatment Cost Mark Schoofs 2011
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The delipidated cells and whole cell pellets were similarly subjected to alkaline hydrolysis using 5% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAH) at 100°C overnight, followed by the addition of 4 ml of CH
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