Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Tertiary
ammonium salt
(
3
o
ammonium salt
)
:
An
ammonium salt
in which the nitrogen atom bearing the +1
formal charge
has three carbon-nitrogen
single bonds
(i.e., it is
bonded
to three carbon
groups
).
Methyl
ammonium chloride
A
primary (1
o
)
ammonium salt
Di
methyl
ammonium chloride
A
secondary (2
o
)
ammonium salt
Tri
methyl
ammonium chloride
A
tertiary (3
o
)
ammonium salt
Tetra
methyl
ammonium chloride
A
quaternary (4
o
) ammonium salt
Related terms:
Ammonium cation
,
alkylammonium salt
,
tertiary alcohol
,
tertiary alkyl halide
,
tertiary amide
,
tertiary amine
,
tertiary carbocation
,
tertiary carbon
,
tertiary hydrogen
,
tertiary structure
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