Aqueous phase reaction of trialkyloxonium tetrafluoroborates, R3O+ BF4−(R Me, Et) has been tested in the alkylation of simple inorganic anionic substrates such as halogen ions, cyanide, thiocyanate, sulphide and several oxoanions or their corresponding oxoacids. Gaseous products were separated and identified by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Alkylated derivatives RI, RBr, RCl were obtained for iodide, bromide, and ...