Some tetrabutylammonium salts of simple anions include:
*tetrabutylammonium fluoride, a desilylation reagent.
*tetrabutylammonium bromide, a precursor to other tetrabutylammonium salts via salt metathesis reactions.
*tetrabutylammonium iodide, a low cost catalyst.
*tetrabutylammonium triiodide, a common carrier of the triiodide anion used in chemical synthesis.
*tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, a precursor to other tetrabutylammonium salts via acid-base reactions.
*tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate, an electrolyte for nonaqueous electrochemistry.
Some tetrabutylammonium salts of more complex examples include:
*polyoxometalates.
*NS.
*metal carbonyl anions.
*Synthetic iron-sulfur clusters such as 
*Octachlorodirhenate ().