Lanthanum triacetate was purchased from BDH. The synthesis of trioctylmethylammonium fluoride will be published separately. Analysis. Organic components (1-octene, 1-octanol, n- octyl chloride, n-octyl fluoride, and tri-n-octylamine) were analyzed by direct sampling from the organic phase, addition of a known amount of mesitylene as an internal standard, and then gas chromatographic analysis [HP-5790 gas chromatograph equipped with 6 ft X 1/8 ...
