Trimethyl ammonium compounds explained

Trimethyl ammonium compounds are a type of quaternary ammonium compound with three methyl groups at the nitrogen, with a more complicated carbon chain derivative at the fourth position.

Examples include:

• Betaine
• Bethanechol
• Carnitine and its derivatives
• Choline and its derivatives
• Methacholine
• Muscarine
• Trimethylglycine
• Benzyltrimethylammonium