“…2,3 Here, we have employed this technique to follow the time dependent behaviour of the reactants, intermediates and products 3–5 of the single and double S N 2 substitution of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) reaction with iodoalkanes in solution. 6–8 DABCO is a tertiary amine and strong nucleophile. This Menshutkin reaction is of interest, not only from the fundamental science perspective, 6–25 but also for nuclear safety applications, since DABCO-saturated materials are used in reprocessing plant ductwork filters, 26–30 and to clean up iodine spills from nuclear reactors.…”