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Quaternary ammonium hydroxide compositions and preparation thereof
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, (2008/06/13)
A high yield method for the preparation of C1 -C20 alkyl or aryl-substituted alkyl, C8 -C16 alkyl quaternary ammonium-hydroxide is provided whereby two reactants, a corresponding quaternary ammonium chloride and a metal hydroxide, are reacted in a solvent comprising a C1 -C4 normal alcohol. The amount of metal hydroxide reactant is that amount sufficient to yield the quaternary ammonium hydroxide and a metal chloride. Also provided are wood preservative systems which include (a) a biocidal effective amount of at least one di C8 -C12 alkyl quaternary ammonium hydroxide and (b) a solvent, as well as a method for preserving a wood substrate whereby the substrate is treated with the preservative system.
