Kemper, Jerome M. published the artcileQuaternary Amines As Nitrosamine Precursors: A Role for Consumer Products?, Related Products of chlorides-buliding-blocks, the publication is Environmental Science & Technology (2010), 44(4), 1224-1231, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
Nitrosamine formation has been associated with wastewater-impacted waters, but specific precursors within wastewater effluents have not been identified. Experiments indicated that nitrosamines form in low yields from quaternary amines, and that the nitrosamines form from the quaternary amines themselves, not just lower order amine impurities. Polymeric and benzylated quaternary amines were more potent precursors than monomeric quaternary alkylamines. Pretreatment of quaternary amines with ozone or free Cl, which deactivate lower order amine impurities, did not significantly reduce nitrosamine formation. The nitrosamine formation pathway is unclear but experiments indicated that transformation of quaternary amines to lower order amine precursors via Hofmann elimination was not involved. Experiments suggest that the pathway may involve quaternary amine degradation by amidogen or chloramino radicals formed from chloramines. Quaternary amines are significant constituents of consumer products, including shampoos, detergents, and fabric softeners. Although quaternary amines may be removed by sedimentation during wastewater treatment, their importance should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The high loadings from consumer products may enable the portion not removed to serve as precursors.
Environmental Science & Technology published new progress about 23616-79-7. 23616-79-7 belongs to chlorides-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Phase Transfer Catalyst, name is N-Benzyl-N,N-dibutylbutan-1-aminium chloride, and the molecular formula is C19H34ClN, Related Products of chlorides-buliding-blocks.
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