It can react with benzyl chloride to produce benzyl quaternary ammonium salts, which are widely used in bactericides, textiles, and paper industry auxiliaries; it can react with quaternizing agents such as methyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate, and diethyl sulfate to produce cationic quaternary ammonium salts, which are widely used in textiles, daily chemicals, and oil fields; it can react with sodium chloroacetate to produce amphoteric surfactant betaine; and it can react with hydrogen peroxide to produce amine oxides for use as foaming agents and surfactants.
