A process for recovering a water-soluble organocation salt from a substantially water-insoluble organocation-perchlorate, the process comprising: (a) contacting said substantially water-insoluble organocation-perchlorate with a first solution containing a first salt dissolved in an organic solvent, the first salt consisting of a metal cation and a balancing anion, under conditions permitting precipitation of metal-perchlorate salt and formation of a second salt dissolved in said organic solvent, the second salt consisting of the organocation and the balancing anion; (b) separating the metal-perchlorate salt from the organic solvent in which the second salt is dissolved; and (c) separating the organic solvent from the second salt to obtain said second salt, said second salt being a water-soluble organocation salt, said organocation is an organocation of formula (I): wherein R is a -(C 3 -C 18 )alkyl; R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H and -(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; and R 3 is one or more substituents, each independently selected from H, -(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, -NHCO(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -OH, and -NH 2 ; said organic solvent being selected from ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, methanol, and mixtures thereof; said metal cation being selected from cations of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium; and said balancing anion is selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, halogen and oxyanion. (a) contacting said substantially water-insoluble organocation-perchlorate with a first solution containing a first salt dissolved in an organic solvent, the first salt consisting of a metal cation and a balancing anion, under conditions permitting precipitation of metal-perchlorate salt and formation of a second salt dissolved in said organic solvent, the second salt consisting of the organocation and the balancing anion; (b) separating the metal-perchlorate salt from the organic solvent in which the second salt is dissolved; and (c) separating the organic solvent from the second salt to obtain said second salt, said second salt being a water-soluble organocation salt, said organocation is an organocation of formula (I): wherein R is a -(C 3 -C 18 )alkyl; R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H and -(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; and R 3 is one or more substituents, each independently selected from H, -(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, -NHCO(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -OH, and -NH 2 ; said organic solvent being selected from ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, methanol, and mixtures thereof; said metal cation being selected from cations of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium; and said balancing anion is selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, halogen and oxyanion. R is a -(C 3 -C 18 )alkyl; R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H and -(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; and R 3 is one or more substituents, each independently selected from H, -(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -(C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, -NHCO(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -OH, and -NH 2 ; said organic solvent being selected from ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, methanol, and mixtures thereof; said metal cation being selected from cations of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium; and said balancing anion is selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, halogen and oxyanion. <EOS>