In contrast, PMTAC swells in pure water but collapses in aqueous sodium chloride solutions because of the screening effect of electrostatic repulsion between quaternary ammonium cations.

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Salts of polyvalent anions and cations are generally less soluble ... suffix exceptions is bretylium tosylate, which is a quaternary ammonium salt (see Table 3). e One OH group on phosphoric ...

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