Methyltrioctylammonium chloride is a tetraalkylammonium salt that acts as a cationic surfactant. Methyltrioctylammonium chloride is also used as a phase transfer catalyst in the epoxidation of 1,4-diallyloxybutane to 1-allyloxy-4-glycidyloxybutane.
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