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Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide also known as Triton B or trimethylbenzylammonium hydroxide is a quaternary ammonium salt that functions as an organic base. It is used in aldol condensation reactions and base-catalyzed dehydration reactions. It is also used as a base in Ando’s Z-selective variant of Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons Olefination reactions.