Inhibitory activity of fluorine-containing quaternary ammonium salts comprising an N-methylpiperazinyl moiety

New fluorine-containing quaternary ammonium salts comprising an N-methylpiperazinyl moiety, which exhibited a high inhibiting capacity against hydrochloric acid corrosion of low-carbon steel, were synthesized. The polarization-resistance method was applied to determine the uniform corrosion rate of steel-3 in relation to the structure and concentration of the fluorine-containing substituents in the salts. It was found that the structure of the fluorine-containing moiety of the quaternary ammonium salts does not significantly influence the corrosion processes.